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title: Teacher: «Sam, you've read nothing all afternoon. Anything wrong?» W… — Sam is scared: fear is normal · tree and pragmatics
description: Teacher: «Sam, you've read nothing all afternoon. Anything wrong?» What's best for Sam to say? Test 7 of lesson 366 «Sam is scared: fear is normal» 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 7 · Sam is scared: fear is normal

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Teacher: «Sam, you've read nothing all afternoon. Anything wrong?» What's best for Sam to say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** read, be, say · **To what, where:** nothing · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 of lesson 366 «Sam is scared: fear is normal» 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/366-sam-is-scared-fear-is-normal/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Teacher: «Sam, you've read nothing all afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:366-sam-is-scared-fear-is-normal:t7:1
# text = Teacher: «Sam, you've read nothing all afternoon.
1	Teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	obj	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** *in a quote* | present · perfect | you | nothing |  |  | afternoon |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

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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:* Anything wrong?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:366-sam-is-scared-fear-is-normal:t7:2
# text = Anything wrong?»
1	Anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* What's best for Sam to say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:366-sam-is-scared-fear-is-normal:t7:3
# text = What's best for Sam to say?
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	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for Sam; good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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«Nothing, I'm fine, Miss»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:366-sam-is-scared-fear-is-normal:t7:o1:1
# text = «Nothing, I'm fine, Miss»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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«No, Miss, I'm just thick»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:366-sam-is-scared-fear-is-normal:t7:o2:1
# text = «No, Miss, I'm just thick»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Jake's dead after school, Miss»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:366-sam-is-scared-fear-is-normal:t7:o3:1
# text = «Jake's dead after school, Miss»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Jake said he'd get me at the gate, I'm scared»

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:366-sam-is-scared-fear-is-normal:t7:o4:1
# text = «Jake said he'd get me at the gate, I'm scared»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Jake |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | would | Jake | Jake |  | the gate |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Theme at gate=Asset |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Jake |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |

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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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