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title: Mrs Reid's dog won't come out from under the bed. «It was only a ban… — Breaking things and hiding the pieces · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Breaking things and hiding the pieces

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Mrs Reid's dog won't come out from under the bed. «It was only a banger, mate» says an older boy. What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dog, banger · **What happens:** not come out, be, say · **To what, where:** bed, banger, older boy · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 342 «Breaking things and hiding the pieces» 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/342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mrs Reid's dog won't come out from under the bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t1:1
# text = Mrs Reid's dog won't come out from under the bed.
1	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Reid	Reid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
4	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **come out** | future | Mrs's dog |  |  | the bed |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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:* «It was only a banger, mate» says an older boy.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t1:2
# text = «It was only a banger, mate» says an older boy.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	banger	banger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | dog | a banger and mate |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a banger and mate | a older boy |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent boy=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t1:3
# text = What's true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	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	_	_
```

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| # | 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 {#o1}

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Dogs like loud bangs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t1:o1:1
# text = Dogs like loud bangs
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bangs	bang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | Dogs | loud bangs |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bang=Theme |

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

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It badly scared a lady and her dog and damaged her porch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t1:o2:1
# text = It badly scared a lady and her dog and damaged her porch
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
3	scared	scare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	damaged	damage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	porch	porch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scare** | past | It | a lady and her dog |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus lady=Experiencer |
| 2 | **damage** | past |  | dog's porch |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent porch=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was harmless fun, a banger is only a noise and it's over in a second

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t1:o3:1
# text = It was harmless fun, a banger is only a noise and it's over in a second
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	banger	banger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | harmless fun and a noise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a banger | a noise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | banger |  |  |  | second | over *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only fireworks harm anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t1:o4:1
# text = Only fireworks harm anyone
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	fireworks	firework	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	harm	harm	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harm** | present | fireworks | anyone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus anyone=Experiencer |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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