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description: Teacher asks: «When you feel the anger rising in class, Jake, what could you do?» Best answer? Test 11 of lesson 373 «Jake and the head teacher» 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 right.
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# Test 11 · Jake and the head teacher

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Teacher asks: «When you feel the anger rising in class, Jake, what could you do?» Best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Teacher, you, anger · **What happens:** ask, feel, rise, do · **To what, where:** anger, class · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 of lesson 373 «Jake and the head teacher» 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/373-jake-and-the-head-teacher/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Teacher asks: «When you feel the anger rising in class, Jake, what could you do?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:373-jake-and-the-head-teacher:t11:1
# text = Teacher asks: «When you feel the anger rising in class, Jake, what could you do?»
1	Teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	obj	_	_
17	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **feel** *in a quote* | present | you | the anger |  |  |  | Jake *obl* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anger=Theme |
| 3 | **rise** *in a quote* | gerund | the anger *not said here* |  |  | class |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in class=Location |
| 4 | **do** *in a quote* | could | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

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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:* Best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:373-jake-and-the-head-teacher:t11:2
# text = Best answer?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Show my calm card and step out to cool off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:373-jake-and-the-head-teacher:t11:o1:1
# text = Show my calm card and step out to cool off
1	Show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	step	step	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	cool	cool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | imperative | you *not said here* | my calm card |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent card=Recipient |
| 2 | **step out** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **cool off** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hit the desk instead of hitting a person, then sit down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:373-jake-and-the-head-teacher:t11:o2:1
# text = Hit the desk instead of hitting a person, then sit down
1	Hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	6	mark	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	hitting	hit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	sit	sit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
12	down	down	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | imperative | you *not said here* | the desk |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme desk=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **hit** | gerund | you *not said here* | a person |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme person=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **sit down** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Shout until it goes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:373-jake-and-the-head-teacher:t11:o3:1
# text = Shout until it goes
1	Shout	shout	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Keep it in until home time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:373-jake-and-the-head-teacher:t11:o4:1
# text = Keep it in until home time
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	until	until	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep in** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  | time |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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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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