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title: Maddie, sniffing her jumper: «do i actually smell?? Ellie said». Wha… — The kid who has it in for you · tree and pragmatics
description: Maddie, sniffing her jumper: «do i actually smell?? Ellie said». What helps most? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 471 «The kid who has it in for you» 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 2 · ★ · The kid who has it in for you

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Maddie, sniffing her jumper: «do i actually smell?? Ellie said». What helps most?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Maddie, i, Ellie · **What happens:** sniff, do, smell, say, help · **To what, where:** jumper · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 471 «The kid who has it in for you» 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/471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Maddie, sniffing her jumper: «do i actually smell??

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:t2:1
# text = Maddie, sniffing her jumper: «do i actually smell??
1	Maddie	Maddie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	sniffing	sniff	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	jumper	jumper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sniff** | gerund | Maddie | Maddie's jumper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **smell** *in a quote* | present | i |  |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP.location V»: agent=Location |

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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:* Ellie said».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:t2:2
# text = Ellie said».
1	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Ellie |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What helps most?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:t2:3
# text = What helps most?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	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 | **help** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Saying Ellie smells worse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:t2:o1:1
# text = Saying Ellie smells worse
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **smell** | present |  |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Never going to school again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:t2:o2:1
# text = Never going to school again
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | gerund |  |  |  | school | again |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Asking someone who loves her and telling a teacher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:t2:o3:1
# text = Asking someone who loves her and telling a teacher
1	Asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  | someone |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 2 | **love** | present |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | a teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Washing everything three times a day so Ellie stops saying it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:t2:o4:1
# text = Washing everything three times a day so Ellie stops saying it
1	Washing	wash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	obj	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:unmarked	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | gerund |  | everything |  |  | time |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | present | Ellie |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | Ellie *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

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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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