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title: Rafi: «my bad, bro» about the split boot. What would a fair friend do? — The friend who only calls when they ne… · tree and pragmatics
description: Rafi: «my bad, bro» about the split boot. What would a fair friend do? Test 6 · ★★★ 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 of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · The friend who only calls when they need something

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Rafi: «my bad, bro» about the split boot. What would a fair friend do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fair friend · **What happens:** do

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This is test 6 · ★★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Rafi: «my bad, bro» about the split boot.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t6:1
# text = Rafi: «my bad, bro» about the split boot.
1	Rafi	Rafi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	split	split	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	boot	boot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* What would a fair friend do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t6:2
# text = What would a fair friend do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | would | a fair friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

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

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Offer to fix or help replace it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t6:o1:1
# text = Offer to fix or help replace it
1	Offer	offer	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	replace	replace	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fix** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **help** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **replace** | infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Blame the mud on the pitch for it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t6:o2:1
# text = Blame the mud on the pitch for it
1	Blame	blame	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pitch	pitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blame** | imperative | you *not said here* | the mud |  |  |  | for pitch; for the pitch | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent mud=Theme for it=Attribute |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Say «my bad» and walk off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t6:o3:1
# text = Say «my bad» and walk off
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | 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 |
| 2 | **walk off** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Borrow the other boot as well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t6:o4:1
# text = Borrow the other boot as well
1	Borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	boot	boot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADV	1	advmod	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **borrow** | imperative | you *not said here* | the other boot |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boot=Theme |

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