--- title: Kid in the yard: «I faked sick on sports day last year and the year… — Cheating in games and sports · tree and pragmatics description: Kid in the yard: «I faked sick on sports day last year and the year before, worked both times, so it's fine». What is true? 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What is true? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, Kid · **What happens:** fake, work, be This is test 5 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/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Kid in the yard: «I faked sick on sports day last year and the year before, worked both times, so it's fine». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t5:1 # text = Kid in the yard: «I faked sick on sports day last year and the year before, worked both times, so it's fine». 1 Kid kid NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 yard yard NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 faked fake VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 9 sick sick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 xcomp _ _ 10 on on ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 sports sport NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 compound _ _ 12 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 13 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod:unmarked _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ 18 before before ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 20 worked work VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 21 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 22 det _ _ 22 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 24 so so ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 25 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 cop _ _ 27 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 28 » » PUNCT '' _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 . . PUNCT . _ 20 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fake** *in a quote* | past | I | | | | day | sick *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **work** *in a quote* | past | Kid in the yard | | | | time | | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | 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:* What is true? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t5:2 # text = What is true? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} It's fine since it worked two years running and nobody got hurt ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t5:o1:1 # text = It's fine since it worked two years running and nobody got hurt 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 since since SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 worked work VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl:unmarked _ _ 9 running run VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 ccomp _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 11 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 12 got get AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux:pass _ _ 13 hurt hurt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **work** | past | it | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **run** | gerund | | | | | year | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **hurt** | past · passive | | nobody | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It still lets the team down and leaves him not trying ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t5:o2:1 # text = It still lets the team down and leaves him not trying 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 still still ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 lets let VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 team team NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 down down ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 leaves leave VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 trying try VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let down** | present | It | the team | | | still | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Theme | | 2 | **leave** | present | | him *= he* | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 3 | **not** **try** | gerund | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 {#o3} It's fine if you're slow ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t5:o3:1 # text = It's fine if you're slow 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 slow slow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | | | | | slow *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} It only matters on big days ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:341-cheating-in-games-and-sports:t5:o4:1 # text = It only matters on big days 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 only only ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 matters matter VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **matter** | present | It | | | | day | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | **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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