--- title: Theo says «c-c-can I—». Someone shouts «CAN HE GO TOILET, MISS». Wha… — Joining a game, and the shy kid · tree and pragmatics description: Theo says «c-c-can I—». Someone shouts «CAN HE GO TOILET, MISS». What should happen instead? 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What should happen instead? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Theo, Someone · **What happens:** say, shout, go, happen · **To what, where:** TOILET · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 466 «Joining a game, and the shy kid» 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/466-joining-a-game-and-the-shy-kid/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Theo says «c-c-can I—». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:466-joining-a-game-and-the-shy-kid:t3:1 # text = Theo says «c-c-can I—». 1 Theo Theo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 c c NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 c c NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 9 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 — - PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 » » PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Theo | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | 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:* Someone shouts «CAN HE GO TOILET, MISS». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:466-joining-a-game-and-the-shy-kid:t3:2 # text = Someone shouts «CAN HE GO TOILET, MISS». 1 Someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shouts shout VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 CAN can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 HE he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 GO go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 7 TOILET TOILET PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 MISS MISS PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 » » PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Someone | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **go** *in a quote* | can | Theo | TOILET and MISS | | | | | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location toilet=Theme | *Sentence 3:* What should happen instead? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:466-joining-a-game-and-the-shy-kid:t3:3 # text = What should happen instead? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 instead instead ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** | should | | | | | | instead *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Finish faster for him ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:466-joining-a-game-and-the-shy-kid:t3:o1:1 # text = Finish faster for him 1 Finish finish VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 faster fast ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 1 advmod _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **finish** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | for him *= he*; fast *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Wait and let Theo finish ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:466-joining-a-game-and-the-shy-kid:t3:o2:1 # text = Wait and let Theo finish 1 Wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 2 and and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 3 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 conj _ _ 4 Theo Theo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 finish finish VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | Theo | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **finish** | infinitive | Theo *not said here* | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} Laugh so he relaxes ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:466-joining-a-game-and-the-shy-kid:t3:o3:1 # text = Laugh so he relaxes 1 Laugh laugh VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 so so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 relaxes relax VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **laugh** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **relax** | present | he | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 4 {#o4} Talk over him to help ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:466-joining-a-game-and-the-shy-kid:t3:o4:1 # text = Talk over him to help 1 Talk talk VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 over over ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obl _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **talk** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | over him *= he* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | **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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