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title: «just get the demo, demos don't count». What happened to Ollie? — Parents' rules for big games · tree and pragmatics
description: «just get the demo, demos don't count». What happened to Ollie? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 404 «Parents' rules for big games» 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 · ★ · Parents' rules for big games

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«just get the demo, demos don't count». What happened to Ollie?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, demos · **What happens:** get, not count, happen · **To what, where:** demo, Ollie

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 404 «Parents' rules for big games» 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/404-parents-rules-for-big-games/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «just get the demo, demos don't count».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t8:1
# text = «just get the demo, demos don't count».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	demo	demo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	demos	demo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the demo |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer demo=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **count** *in a quote* | present · do-support | demos |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: 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:* What happened to Ollie?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t8:2
# text = What happened to Ollie?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | past |  |  | Ollie |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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His mum got an email and he lost the console for sneaking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t8:o1:1
# text = His mum got an email and he lost the console for sneaking
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	email	email	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	console	console	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	sneaking	sneak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | His mum | a email |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer email=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lose** | past | he | the console |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent console=Eventuality |
| 3 | **sneak** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Demos are hidden from parents

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t8:o2:1
# text = Demos are hidden from parents
1	Demos	demo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present · passive |  | Demos |  |  |  | from parents | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Patient from parent=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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His mum let him keep it because demos are free to download

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t8:o3:1
# text = His mum let him keep it because demos are free to download
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	demos	demo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	download	download	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | infinitive | His mum | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | demos |  |  |  |  | free *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **download** | to-infinitive | demos *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nobody noticed, so he carried on playing it every night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t8:o4:1
# text = Nobody noticed, so he carried on playing it every night
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	noticed	notice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	case	_	_
7	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	playing	play	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** | past | Nobody |  |  |  | night |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **carry** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **play** | gerund | he *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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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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