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title: two Year 4s scrapping, you're a big Year 6 they look up to. Best? — Bystanders: the crowd, the phone and t… · tree and pragmatics
description: two Year 4s scrapping, you're a big Year 6 they look up to. Best? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 393 «Bystanders: the crowd, the phone and the ones who help» 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 8 · ★★ · Bystanders: the crowd, the phone and the ones who help

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two Year 4s scrapping, you're a big Year 6 they look up to. Best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** two Year 4s, they · **What happens:** scrap, be, look up · **To what, where:** big Year

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 393 «Bystanders: the crowd, the phone and the ones who help» 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/393-bystanders/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* two Year 4s scrapping, you're a big Year 6 they look up to.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:393-bystanders:t8:1
# text = two Year 4s scrapping, you're a big Year 6 they look up to.
1	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	Year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	4s	4	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	10	nsubj	_	_
4	scrapping	scrap	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	flat	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrap** | gerund | two Year 4s *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | two Year 4s | a big Year |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **look up** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:393-bystanders:t8:2
# text = Best?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	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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Say «pack it in» calmly, and get a teacher if they keep going

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:393-bystanders:t8:o1:1
# text = Say «pack it in» calmly, and get a teacher if they keep going
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	pack	pack	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
7	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
16	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pack in** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | calmly *property* | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **get** | infinitive |  | a teacher |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer teacher=Stimulus |
| 4 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **go** | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grab them both by the collar and drag them apart yourself, quick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:393-bystanders:t8:o2:1
# text = Grab them both by the collar and drag them apart yourself, quick
1	Grab	grab	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	both	both	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	drag	drag	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
11	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | by the collar; both *property* | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **drag** | present | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | apart *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Film it to show their mums

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:393-bystanders:t8:o3:1
# text = Film it to show their mums
1	Film	film	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	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mums	mum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **film** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  | their mums |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pick a side and help your mate win

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:393-bystanders:t8:o4:1
# text = Pick a side and help your mate win
1	Pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	win	win	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | imperative | you *not said here* | a side |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient |
| 2 | **help** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **win** | present | your mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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