--- title: «some kid grabbed my arm and wouldn't let go so i yanked free and le… — Self-defence or just stupid? · tree and pragmatics description: «some kid grabbed my arm and wouldn't let go so i yanked free and legged it to sir». Good move? 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Good move? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** kid, i · **What happens:** grab, not let, go, yank, leg, sir · **To what, where:** arm This is test 3 · ★★ 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/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «some kid grabbed my arm and wouldn't let go so i yanked free and legged it to sir». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t3:1 # text = «some kid grabbed my arm and wouldn't let go so i yanked free and legged it to sir». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 3 det _ _ 3 kid kid NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 grabbed grab VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 arm arm NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 8 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 9 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 11 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 12 so so ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 13 i I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 yanked yank VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 15 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 xcomp _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 legged leg VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 obj _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 sir sir VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 21 » » PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grab** *in a quote* | past | some kid | my arm | | | | | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Theme | | 2 | **not** **let** *in a quote* | would | some kid *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | some kid *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **yank** *in a quote* | past | i | | | | | free *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient | | 5 | **leg** *in a quote* | past | i *not said here* | arm | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **sir** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | i *not said here* | | | | | | 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:* Good move? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t3:2 # text = Good move? 1 Good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 move move NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Yes, getting free and getting help is self-defence ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t3:o1:1 # text = Yes, getting free and getting help is self-defence 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 11 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 getting get VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 csubj _ _ 4 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 getting get VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 conj _ _ 7 help help NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 9 self self NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 defence defence NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | gerund | | | | | | free *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **get** | gerund | | help | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus | | 3 | **is a** | present | getting | self defence | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yes, but only if you hit him too ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t3:o2:1 # text = Yes, but only if you hit him too 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 3 but but CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 4 only only ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 5 if if SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 hit hit VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 too too ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hit** | present | you | him *= he* | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} No, you should have stayed there and argued it out with him ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t3:o3:1 # text = No, you should have stayed there and argued it out with him 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 aux _ _ 6 stayed stay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 advmod _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 argued argue VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ 11 out out ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ 12 with with ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stay** | should · perfect | you | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **argue out** *speech: disagree* | past | you *not said here* | it | | | | with him *= he* | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent it=Topic with he=Co-Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, you should have hit him first ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:377-self-defence-or-just-stupid:t3:o4:1 # text = No, you should have hit him first 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 aux _ _ 6 hit hit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hit** | should · perfect | you | him *= he* | | | | first *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme | **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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