--- title: «he bit me in the fight, it's just a scratch». Two days later it's r… — What fights cost: bruises, noses and t… · tree and pragmatics description: «he bit me in the fight, it's just a scratch». Two days later it's red and puffy. Why tell an adult? 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Why tell an adult? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** he, fight, you · **What happens:** bite, be, tell · **To what, where:** me, fight, scratch, adult · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 374 «What fights cost: bruises, noses and teeth» 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/374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «he bit me in the fight, it's just a scratch». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth:t8:1 # text = «he bit me in the fight, it's just a scratch». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 bit bite VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 fight fight NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 11 just just ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 scratch scratch NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bite** *in a quote* | past | he | me | | the fight | | | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent i=Patient in fight=Location | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | fight | a scratch | | | | | 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:* Two days later it's red and puffy. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth:t8:2 # text = Two days later it's red and puffy. 1 Two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl:unmarked _ _ 3 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 6 advmod _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 red red ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 puffy puffy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | fight | | | | | late, red *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | fight *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* Why tell an adult? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth:t8:3 # text = Why tell an adult? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 2 advmod _ _ 2 tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 adult adult NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | a adult | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Bites often get infected and need treatment ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth:t8:o1:1 # text = Bites often get infected and need treatment 1 Bites bite NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 often often ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 infected infected ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 need need VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 7 treatment treatment NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | Bites | | | | | infected, often *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **need** | present | Bites *not said here* | treatment | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot treatment=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Red means it is healing nicely ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth:t8:o2:1 # text = Red means it is healing nicely 1 Red red ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 healing heal VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ 6 nicely nicely ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Red | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **heal** | present · progressive | it | | | | | nicely *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Bites never get infected ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth:t8:o3:1 # text = Bites never get infected 1 Bites bite NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 3 get get AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 infected infect VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **infect** | infinitive · passive | | Bites | | | | | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination | ### Option 4 {#o4} So the other boy gets told off by his mum for biting ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth:t8:o4:1 # text = So the other boy gets told off by his mum for biting 1 So so ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 gets get AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 off off ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 11 for for SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 12 biting bite VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | present · passive | boy's mum | the other boy | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient | | 2 | **bite** | gerund | boy's mum *not said here* | | | | | | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | **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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