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title: Jake: «I'm out of the group». Kieran: «nobody leaves, mate». What sh… — Street gangs and loyalty · tree and pragmatics
description: Jake: «I'm out of the group». Kieran: «nobody leaves, mate». What should Jake do? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 383 «Street gangs and loyalty» 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 8 · ★★ · Street gangs and loyalty

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Jake: «I'm out of the group». Kieran: «nobody leaves, mate». What should Jake do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jake, Kieran · **What happens:** be, leave, do · **To what, where:** group, mate

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 383 «Street gangs and loyalty» 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/383-street-gangs-and-loyalty/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jake: «I'm out of the group».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t8:1
# text = Jake: «I'm out of the group».
1	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 | Jake |  |  | the group |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* Kieran: «nobody leaves, mate».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t8:2
# text = Kieran: «nobody leaves, mate».
1	Kieran	Kieran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	_
5	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** *in a quote* | present | Kieran | mate |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What should Jake do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t8:3
# text = What should Jake do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | Jake |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Move house to get away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t8:o1:1
# text = Move house to get away
1	Move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | imperative | you *not said here* | house |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
| 2 | **get away** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn withdraw-82-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Fight Kieran in front of everyone to prove he's allowed to leave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t8:o2:1
# text = Fight Kieran in front of everyone to prove he's allowed to leave
1	Fight	fight	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Kieran	Kieran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
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	8	ccomp	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | imperative | you *not said here* | Kieran |  | front of everyone |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kieran=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **prove** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **allow** | present · passive |  | Kieran |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Kieran *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Stay out and tell a trusted adult if he's threatened

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t8:o3:1
# text = Stay out and tell a trusted adult if he's threatened
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	threatened	threaten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay out** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | a trusted adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 3 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **threaten** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | adult |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Go back in so there's no trouble for anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t8:o4:1
# text = Go back in so there's no trouble for anyone
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	compound	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	6	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | no Go trouble |  |  |  | for anyone | tree rules |

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