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title: my mate says two kids ran round the corner in the corridor and "both… — Breakfast, the register, the timetable… · tree and pragmatics
description: my mate says two kids ran round the corner in the corridor and "both got concussion". what's the true bit Test 14 · ★ of lesson 329 «Breakfast, the register, the timetable, corridors, earthquake drills, pick-up, phones, tidy desks, homework and group work» of the everyday course of Mova's primary sc
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# Test 14 · ★ · Breakfast, the register, the timetable, corridors, earthqu…

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my mate says two kids ran round the corner in the corridor and "both got concussion". what's the true bit

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, two kids, both · **What happens:** say, run, get, be · **To what, where:** corridor, concussion, true bit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 14 · ★ of lesson 329 «Breakfast, the register, the timetable, corridors, earthquake drills, pick-up, phones, tidy desks, homework and group work» 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/329-breakfast-register-timetable-corridors-drills-pickup-phones/#t14).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:329-breakfast-register-timetable-corridors-drills-pickup-phones:t14:1
# text = my mate says two kids ran round the corner in the corridor and "both got concussion". what's the true bit
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	round	round	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	corridor	corridor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	nsubj	_	_
16	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
17	concussion	concussion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
20	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **run** | past | two kids |  |  | the corridor |  | round the corner | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round corner=Trajectory |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | past | both | concussion |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer concussion=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the true bit |  |  |  |  | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Running in corridors causes falls and bumps

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:329-breakfast-register-timetable-corridors-drills-pickup-phones:t14:o1:1
# text = Running in corridors causes falls and bumps
1	Running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	corridors	corridor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	falls	fall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	bumps	bump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  | corridors |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corridor=Trajectory |
| 2 | **cause** | present | Running | falls and bumps |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fall=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Corridors are made for running

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:329-breakfast-register-timetable-corridors-drills-pickup-phones:t14:o2:1
# text = Corridors are made for running
1	Corridors	corridor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	running	running	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Corridors |  |  |  | for running | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: subject=Product for running=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only teachers can get hurt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:329-breakfast-register-timetable-corridors-drills-pickup-phones:t14:o3:1
# text = Only teachers can get hurt
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | can · passive |  | teachers |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Corners are always safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:329-breakfast-register-timetable-corridors-drills-pickup-phones:t14:o4:1
# text = Corners are always safe
1	Corners	corner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Corners |  |  |  |  | always, safe *property* | tree rules |

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