--- title: Leo's friend: «don't tell your mum, it was just a game». The younger… — Covering for a friend · tree and pragmatics description: Leo's friend: «don't tell your mum, it was just a game». The younger boy has a cut lip. What should Leo do? 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What should Leo do? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, younger boy, Leo · **What happens:** not tell, be, have, do · **To what, where:** mum, game, cut lip · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 436 «Covering for a friend» 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/436-covering-for-a-friend/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Leo's friend: «don't tell your mum, it was just a game». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:436-covering-for-a-friend:t7:1 # text = Leo's friend: «don't tell your mum, it was just a game». 1 Leo Leo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 7 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 9 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 14 just just ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 17 » » PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support | | | your mum | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | friend | a game | | | | | tree rules | 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:* The younger boy has a cut lip. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:436-covering-for-a-friend:t7:2 # text = The younger boy has a cut lip. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 younger young ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 3 amod _ _ 3 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 cut cut ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 lip lip NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | the younger boy | a cut lip | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lip=Patient | *Sentence 3:* What should Leo do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:436-covering-for-a-friend:t7:3 # text = What should Leo do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 Leo Leo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | should | Leo | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Keep quiet, because his friend asked him to ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:436-covering-for-a-friend:t7:o1:1 # text = Keep quiet, because his friend asked him to 1 Keep keep VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 iobj _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 7 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | quiet *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | his friend | | him *= he* | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Tell the truth, because someone was hurt ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:436-covering-for-a-friend:t7:o2:1 # text = Tell the truth, because someone was hurt 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 because because SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 hurt hurt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the truth | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **hurt** | past · passive | | someone | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Say the younger boy fell ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:436-covering-for-a-friend:t7:o3:1 # text = Say the younger boy fell 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 younger young ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 amod _ _ 4 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | 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 clause=Topic | | 2 | **fall** | past | the younger boy | | | | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Say he didn't see ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:436-covering-for-a-friend:t7:o4:1 # text = Say he didn't see 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 4 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | 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 clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **see** | past · do-support | he | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | **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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