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description: In a cartoon, the hero keeps doing favours for a «friend» who never helps back, and the friend suddenly changes. What's more real? Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 470 «The friend who only calls when they need something» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · The friend who only calls when they need something

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In a cartoon, the hero keeps doing favours for a «friend» who never helps back, and the friend suddenly changes. What's more real?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** hero, friend · **What happens:** keep, do, not help back, change, be · **To what, where:** cartoon, favours

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 470 «The friend who only calls when they need something» 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/470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, the hero keeps doing favours for a «friend» who never helps back, and the friend suddenly changes.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t5:1
# text = In a cartoon, the hero keeps doing favours for a «friend» who never helps back, and the friend suddenly changes.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	favours	favour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
18	back	back	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
23	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the hero |  |  | a cartoon |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | the hero *not said here* | favours |  |  |  | for a friend | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Eventuality |
| 3 | **not** **help back** | present | a friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **change** | present | the friend |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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's more real?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t5:2
# text = What's more real?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Cartoons are always true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t5:o1:1
# text = Cartoons are always true
1	Cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cartoons |  |  |  |  | always, true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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One-way friends usually stay one-way unless you ask for balance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t5:o2:1
# text = One-way friends usually stay one-way unless you ask for balance
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	ask	ask	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | way friends | one way |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | for balance | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Doing more favours fixes it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t5:o3:1
# text = Doing more favours fixes it
1	Doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	favours	favour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	fixes	fix	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	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | gerund |  | more favours |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fix** | present | Doing | it |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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If you keep doing favours long enough, they always change by themselves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t5:o4:1
# text = If you keep doing favours long enough, they always change by themselves
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
4	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	favours	favour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
7	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	11	advmod	_	_
11	change	change	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | you *not said here* | favours |  |  |  | enough, long *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Eventuality |
| 3 | **change** | present | favours *= favour* |  |  |  |  | by favours *= favour*; always *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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