--- title: Three kids, two controllers, one sticks. «Zara's the slowest so she… — Whose turn is it? · tree and pragmatics description: Three kids, two controllers, one sticks. «Zara's the slowest so she gets the sticky one». Fair rule? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 397 «Whose turn is it?» 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/397-whose-turn-is-it/t10/) [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/) / [Whose turn is it?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/397-whose-turn-is-it/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★ · Whose turn is it? Three kids, two controllers, one sticks. «Zara's the slowest so she gets the sticky one». Fair rule? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** one, Zara · **What happens:** stick, be, get · **To what, where:** sticky one This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 397 «Whose turn is it?» 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/397-whose-turn-is-it/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Three kids, two controllers, one sticks. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:t10:1 # text = Three kids, two controllers, one sticks. 1 Three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 controllers controller NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nsubj _ _ 8 sticks stick VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stick** | present | one | | | | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | 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:* «Zara's the slowest so she gets the sticky one». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:t10:2 # text = «Zara's the slowest so she gets the sticky one». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Zara Zara PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 slowest slow ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 0 root _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 sticky sticky ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Zara | | | | | slow *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get** *in a quote* | present | Zara | the sticky one | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus | *Sentence 3:* Fair rule? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:t10:3 # text = Fair rule? 1 Fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 rule rule 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 {#o1} The oldest player picks first ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:t10:o1:1 # text = The oldest player picks first 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 oldest old ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 4 amod _ _ 3 player player NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 picks pick NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 5 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 4 advmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Swap the sticky one every match ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:t10:o2:1 # text = Swap the sticky one every match 1 Swap swap VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 sticky sticky ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 match match NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **swap** | imperative | you *not said here* | the sticky one | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} The slowest player keeps it till the end ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:t10:o3:1 # text = The slowest player keeps it till the end 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 slowest slow ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 3 amod _ _ 3 player player NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 keeps keep VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 till till ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | present | the slowest player | it | | | till the end | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The owner gets both good ones ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:t10:o4:1 # text = The owner gets both good ones 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 owner owner NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 both both CCONJ CC _ 6 cc:preconj _ _ 5 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | the owner | good ones | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus | **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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