--- title: Mate: «it's only banter, she knows we're joking about her specs». Sh… — Teasing and laughing at others · tree and pragmatics description: Mate: «it's only banter, she knows we're joking about her specs». She cried in the toilets. What's true? 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What's true? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mate, she, we · **What happens:** be, know, joke, cry · **To what, where:** banter, toilets · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 of lesson 346 «Teasing and laughing at others» 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/346-teasing-and-laughing-at-others/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mate: «it's only banter, she knows we're joking about her specs». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:346-teasing-and-laughing-at-others:t1:1 # text = Mate: «it's only banter, she knows we're joking about her specs». 1 Mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 only only ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 banter banter NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 knows know VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 11 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 joking joke VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 ccomp _ _ 14 about about ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 16 specs spec NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 » » PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Mate | banter | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **know** *in a quote* | present | she | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **joke** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present · progressive | we | | | | | about her specs | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about spec=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:* She cried in the toilets. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:346-teasing-and-laughing-at-others:t1:2 # text = She cried in the toilets. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 toilets toilet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | She | | | the toilets | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in toilet=Location | *Sentence 3:* What's true? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:346-teasing-and-laughing-at-others: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 _ _ ``` | # | 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} She should toughen up ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:346-teasing-and-laughing-at-others:t1:o1:1 # text = She should toughen up 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 toughen toughen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 up up ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **toughen up** | should | She | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} It's banter so it's fine ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:346-teasing-and-laughing-at-others:t1:o2:1 # text = It's banter so it's fine 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 banter banter NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | banter | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | banter *not said here* | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It hurt her, so it wasn't a joke ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:346-teasing-and-laughing-at-others:t1:o3:1 # text = It hurt her, so it wasn't a joke 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 hurt hurt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 8 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hurt** | past | It | her *= she* | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Patient | | 2 | **not** **is a** | past | it | a joke | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Specs jokes don't count ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:346-teasing-and-laughing-at-others:t1:o4:1 # text = Specs jokes don't count 1 Specs spec NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 compound _ _ 2 jokes joke NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 3 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 4 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 count count VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | Specs jokes | | | | | | 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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