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description: Swap club kid: «oi! who nicked my shiny card?» Noah has it. What makes it right? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 339 «Borrowing without asking» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 3 · ★★ · Borrowing without asking

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Swap club kid: «oi! who nicked my shiny card?» Noah has it. What makes it right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** club kid, Noah · **What happens:** nick, have, make · **To what, where:** shiny card, card

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 339 «Borrowing without asking» 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/339-borrowing-without-asking/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Swap club kid: «oi! who nicked my shiny card?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:339-borrowing-without-asking:t3:1
# text = Swap club kid: «oi! who nicked my shiny card?»
1	Swap	swap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	oi	oi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	nicked	nick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nick** *in a quote* | past | club kid | my shiny card |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Noah has it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:339-borrowing-without-asking:t3:2
# text = Noah has it.
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Noah | card |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* What makes it right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:339-borrowing-without-asking:t3:3
# text = What makes it right?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present |  | card |  |  |  | right *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material it=Product |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Swap it for a worse one secretly, so the owner still has a card

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:339-borrowing-without-asking:t3:o1:1
# text = Swap it for a worse one secretly, so the owner still has a card
1	Swap	swap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	still	still	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swap** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | for a worse one; secretly *property* | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme for one=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | the owner | a card |  |  | still |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient |

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

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Put it back, own up and swap only when both agree

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:339-borrowing-without-asking:t3:o2:1
# text = Put it back, own up and swap only when both agree
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	own	own	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	swap	swap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
11	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	nsubj	_	_
12	agree	agree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put back** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |
| 2 | **own up** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **swap** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substitute-13.6.2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | both |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Say it fell under the table

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:339-borrowing-without-asking:t3:o3:1
# text = Say it fell under the table
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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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 | **fall** | past | it |  |  | the table |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme under table=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Say nothing and stop coming

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:339-borrowing-without-asking:t3:o4:1
# text = Say nothing and stop coming
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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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* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
| 2 | **stop** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **come** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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