--- title: «Kieran got kicked so he ran after the lad and booted him back, fair… — Self-defence or just stupid? · tree and pragmatics description: «Kieran got kicked so he ran after the lad and booted him back, fair's fair». Is it self-defence? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 377 «Self-defence or just stupid?» 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 wr --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/377-self-defence-or-just-stupid/t2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Self-defence or just stupid?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/377-self-defence-or-just-stupid/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★★ · Self-defence or just stupid? «Kieran got kicked so he ran after the lad and booted him back, fair's fair». Is it self-defence? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Kieran, lad · **What happens:** kick, run, boot back, be · **To what, where:** Kieran, self defence This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 377 «Self-defence or just stupid?» 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/377-self-defence-or-just-stupid/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «Kieran got kicked so he ran after the lad and booted him back, fair's fair». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t2:1 # text = «Kieran got kicked so he ran after the lad and booted him back, fair's fair». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Kieran Kieran PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 got get AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 kicked kick VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 8 after after ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 lad lad NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 booted boot VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 back back ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 16 fair fair NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's 's PART POS _ 16 case _ _ 18 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 19 » » PUNCT '' _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **kick** *in a quote* | past · passive | | Kieran | | | | | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: subject=Patient | | 2 | **run** *in a quote* | past | Kieran | | | | after the lad | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **boot back** *in a quote* | past | Kieran *not said here* | Kieran | | | | | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | 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:* Is it self-defence? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t2:2 # text = Is it self-defence? 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 self self NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 4 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 defence defence NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | lad | self defence | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Only if he kicked softer ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t2:o1:1 # text = Only if he kicked softer 1 Only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 if if SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 kicked kick VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 softer soft ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **kick** | past | he | | | | | soft *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Yes, he was kicked first, so he's allowed to kick back ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t2:o2:1 # text = Yes, he was kicked first, so he's allowed to kick back 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 kicked kick VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 allowed allow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 kick kick VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 xcomp _ _ 14 back back ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **kick** | past · passive | | he | | | | first *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: subject=Patient | | 2 | **allow** | present · passive | | he | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **kick back** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yes, it's only fair ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t2:o3:1 # text = Yes, it's only fair 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | it | | | | | fair *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} No, chasing someone to hit back is revenge ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t2:o4:1 # text = No, chasing someone to hit back is revenge 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 9 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 chasing chase VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 9 csubj _ _ 4 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 3 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 hit hit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 acl _ _ 7 back back ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 revenge revenge NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **chase** | gerund | | someone | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme | | 2 | **hit back** | to-infinitive | | someone *not said here* | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **is a** | present | chasing | revenge | | | | | tree rules | **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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