--- title: Mum, reading the record: «20 mins? You can't even tell me who's in t… — Cheating in games and sports · tree and pragmatics description: Mum, reading the record: «20 mins? You can't even tell me who's in the story.» What should the boy do? Test 4 of lesson 341 «Cheating in games and sports» 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 ri --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/341-cheating-in-games-and-sports/t4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Cheating in games and sports](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/341-cheating-in-games-and-sports/) / t4 # Test 4 · Cheating in games and sports Mum, reading the record: «20 mins? You can't even tell me who's in the story.» What should the boy do? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mum, You, boy · **What happens:** read, not tell, be, do · **To what, where:** record, me, story · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 of lesson 341 «Cheating in games and sports» 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/341-cheating-in-games-and-sports/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mum, reading the record: «20 mins? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t4:1 # text = Mum, reading the record: «20 mins? 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 reading read VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 record record NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 7 « « PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 mins minute NOUN NNS Abbr=Yes|Number=Plur 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **read** | gerund | Mum | the record | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Topic | 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. *Sentence 2:* You can't even tell me who's in the story.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t4:2 # text = You can't even tell me who's in the story.» 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 4 even even ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 iobj _ _ 7 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | can | You | | me | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **be** | present | | | | the story | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in story=Location | *Sentence 3:* What should the boy do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t4:3 # text = What should the boy do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | should | the boy | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Own up and set the timer properly from now on ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t4:o1:1 # text = Own up and set the timer properly from now on 1 Own own VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 up up ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 set set VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 timer timer NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 properly properly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 8 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 4 advmod _ _ 10 on on ADV RB _ 9 fixed _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **own up** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **set** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the timer | | | | properly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient timer=Result | ### Option 2 {#o2} Say the timer was broken ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t4:o2:1 # text = Say the timer was broken 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 timer timer NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **break** | past · passive | | the timer | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Make up the story's names quickly and hope ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t4:o3:1 # text = Make up the story's names quickly and hope 1 Make make VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 up up ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 names name NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 7 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 hope hope VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make up** | imperative | you *not said here* | the story's names | | | | quickly *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme name=Pivot | | 2 | **hope** | present | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 3 | **name** | | the story | | | | | | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Say the story had no people in it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t4:o4:1 # text = Say the story had no people in it 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ 5 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 6 det _ _ 6 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **have** | past | the story | no people | | it | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient | **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. 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