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# Test 1 · ★ · Rackets, running with things in your mouth, football or so…

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In badminton at school, a girl walks behind a boy who is about to swing. What should she do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl, boy · **What happens:** walk, be, swing, do · **To what, where:** badminton

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 328 «Rackets, running with things in your mouth, football or soccer, offside, goals, sledding, practice and shared gear» 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/328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In badminton at school, a girl walks behind a boy who is about to swing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice:t1:1
# text = In badminton at school, a girl walks behind a boy who is about to swing.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	badminton	badminton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	swing	swing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | a girl |  |  | badminton at school |  | behind a boy | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in badminton=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** | present | a boy |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **swing** | to-infinitive | a boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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 should she do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice:t1:2
# text = What should she do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | girl |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Tap him on the shoulder just as he swings, so he knows she's there

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice:t1:o1:1
# text = Tap him on the shoulder just as he swings, so he knows she's there
1	Tap	tap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	swings	swing	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tap** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | on the shoulder | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent he=Instrument on shoulder=Patient |
| 2 | **swing** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **know** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Wait until he finishes and walk around at a distance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice:t1:o2:1
# text = Wait until he finishes and walk around at a distance
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	finishes	finish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
7	around	around	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **finish** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **walk around** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at a distance; around *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at distance=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walk past fast behind him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice:t1:o3:1
# text = Walk past fast behind him
1	Walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	past	past	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
4	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | behind him *= he*; fast, past *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind he=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Duck quickly under the racket

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice:t1:o4:1
# text = Duck quickly under the racket
1	Duck	duck	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	under	under	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	racket	racket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **duck** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the racket |  | quickly *property* | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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