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description: A girl's little brother walks into the bathroom without knocking while she is in there. What is a fair thing to say later? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 321 «Helping in the kitchen, bathroom privacy, screen time, playing fair and growing at your own speed» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Test 2 · ★ · Helping in the kitchen, bathroom privacy, screen time, pla…

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A girl's little brother walks into the bathroom without knocking while she is in there. What is a fair thing to say later?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** little brother, girl · **What happens:** walk, knock, be, say · **To what, where:** bathroom, fair thing · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 321 «Helping in the kitchen, bathroom privacy, screen time, playing fair and growing at your own speed» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl's little brother walks into the bathroom without knocking while she is in there.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t2:1
# text = A girl's little brother walks into the bathroom without knocking while she is in there.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bathroom	bathroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	knocking	knock	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
12	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | a girl's little brother |  |  |  |  | into the bathroom *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into bathroom=Result |
| 2 | **knock** | gerund | a girl's little brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | girl |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* What is a fair thing to say later?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t2:2
# text = What is a fair thing to say later?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a fair thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Doors should always be left open

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t2:o1:1
# text = Doors should always be left open
1	Doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | should · passive |  | Doors |  |  |  | always, open *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Please knock first, because the bathroom is private

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t2:o2:1
# text = Please knock first, because the bathroom is private
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	knock	knock	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bathroom	bathroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | the bathroom |  |  |  |  | private *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nothing, privacy does not matter at home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t2:o3:1
# text = Nothing, privacy does not matter at home
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	privacy	privacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | Nothing |  |  | home |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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You must never go into the bathroom again while I'm in the house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t2:o4:1
# text = You must never go into the bathroom again while I'm in the house
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bathroom	bathroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | must | You |  |  | the bathroom | again |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into bathroom=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | I |  |  | the house |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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