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title: did u hear a boy pushed past an old lady in the queue without saying… — Manners: greeting every worker, handsh… · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear a boy pushed past an old lady in the queue without saying excuse me and "she fell and broke her hip". lesson? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 323 «Manners: greeting every worker, handshakes, «How's it going?», introductions, goodbyes, please and thank you, excuse me, and table manners» of the every
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# Test 12 · ★ · Manners: greeting every worker, handshakes, «How's it goin…

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did u hear a boy pushed past an old lady in the queue without saying excuse me and "she fell and broke her hip". lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, she · **What happens:** hear, push, say, excuse, fall, break · **To what, where:** boy, queue, me, hip · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 323 «Manners: greeting every worker, handshakes, «How's it going?», introductions, goodbyes, please and thank you, excuse me, and table manners» 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/323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:t12:1
# text = did u hear a boy pushed past an old lady in the queue without saying excuse me and "she fell and broke her hip". lesson?
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	past	past	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	queue	queue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
14	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
16	excuse	excuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
17	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
24	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	hip	hip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
28	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | a boy |  |  |  | lesson *obl:unmarked* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer boy=Stimulus |
| 2 | **push** | participle |  | a boy *not said here* |  | the queue |  | past a old lady | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent past lady=Trajectory |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **excuse** | infinitive |  | me |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 5 | **fall** *in a quote* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **break** *in a quote* | past | she *not said here* | her hip |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hip=Patient |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Push gently and it's fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:t12:o1:1
# text = Push gently and it's fine
1	Push	push	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

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

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Say excuse me instead of pushing past people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:t12:o2:1
# text = Say excuse me instead of pushing past people
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	excuse	excuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	6	mark	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	pushing	push	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **excuse** | infinitive |  | me |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 3 | **push** | gerund |  | past people |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Old people should stay home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:t12:o3:1
# text = Old people should stay home
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | should | Old people |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Queues are first come first served, so push to get where you should be

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:t12:o4:1
# text = Queues are first come first served, so push to get where you should be
1	Queues	queue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	_
6	served	serve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	push	push	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	15	advmod	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present · passive |  | Queues |  |  |  | first *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **serve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **push** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **get** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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