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title: Ivy: «gimme your sweets or I'll tell Mum you hit me». He didn't. Wha… — Big kids, little kids and the truth at… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ivy: «gimme your sweets or I'll tell Mum you hit me». He didn't. What's the best answer? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 433 «Big kids, little kids and the truth at home» 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 
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# Test 3 · ★★ · Big kids, little kids and the truth at home

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Ivy: «gimme your sweets or I'll tell Mum you hit me». He didn't. What's the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, you, He, best answer · **What happens:** gimme, tell, hit, not do, be · **To what, where:** sweets, Mum, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 433 «Big kids, little kids and the truth at home» 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/433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ivy: «gimme your sweets or I'll tell Mum you hit me».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:t3:1
# text = Ivy: «gimme your sweets or I'll tell Mum you hit me».
1	Ivy	ivy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	gimme	gimme	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	appos	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gimme** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | your sweets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | future | I |  | Mum |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |
| 3 | **hit** *in a quote* | past | you | me |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme i=Co-Theme |

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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:* He didn't.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:t3:2
# text = He didn't.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **do** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What's the best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:t3:3
# text = What's the best answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Give her the sweets every week so she stays quiet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:t3:o1:1
# text = Give her the sweets every week so she stays quiet
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | the sweets | her *= she* |  | week |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient sweet=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | present | she |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hit her so the story is true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:t3:o2:1
# text = Hit her so the story is true
1	Hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme she=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the story |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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«Go on then» — and tell Mum about the threat himself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:t3:o3:1
# text = «Go on then» — and tell Mum about the threat himself
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	threat	threat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go on** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | Mum |  |  |  |  | about the threat  himself | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent about threat=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hide from Mum all day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:t3:o4:1
# text = Hide from Mum all day
1	Hide	hide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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