--- title: Someone types a nasty comment about a player's skin colour. «It's no… — Blocking, muting and walking away · tree and pragmatics description: Someone types a nasty comment about a player's skin colour. «It's not my business». Is it? Test 6 of lesson 481 «Blocking, muting and walking away» 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/481-blocking-muting-and-walking-away/t6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Blocking, muting and walking away](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/481-blocking-muting-and-walking-away/) / t6 # Test 6 · Blocking, muting and walking away Someone types a nasty comment about a player's skin colour. «It's not my business». Is it? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Someone, comment · **What happens:** type, not be, be · **To what, where:** nasty comment, business This is test 6 of lesson 481 «Blocking, muting and walking away» 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/481-blocking-muting-and-walking-away/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Someone types a nasty comment about a player's skin colour. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:481-blocking-muting-and-walking-away:t6:1 # text = Someone types a nasty comment about a player's skin colour. 1 Someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 2 nsubj _ _ 2 types type VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 nasty nasty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 comment comment NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 player player NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 skin skin NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 colour colour NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **type** | present | Someone | a nasty comment | | | | about a player's skin colour | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent comment=Theme about colour=Destination | 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:* «It's not my business». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:481-blocking-muting-and-walking-away:t6:2 # text = «It's not my business». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 5 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 business business NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 » » PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | comment | my business | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* Is it? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:481-blocking-muting-and-walking-away:t6:3 # text = Is it? 1 Is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** | present | comment | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Yes, ignoring hate always makes it stop by itself ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:481-blocking-muting-and-walking-away:t6:o1:1 # text = Yes, ignoring hate always makes it stop by itself 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 ignoring ignore VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 csubj _ _ 4 hate hate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 6 advmod _ _ 6 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 stop stop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ignore** | gerund | | hate | | | | | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hate=Theme | | 2 | **make** | present | ignoring | hate | | | | always *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **stop** | infinitive | hate *not said here* | | | | | by hate | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} No, only grown-ups are allowed to report ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:481-blocking-muting-and-walking-away:t6:o2:1 # text = No, only grown-ups are allowed to report 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 8 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 4 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ups up NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 allowed allow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 report report VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grow** | participle | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **allow** | present · passive | | grown ups | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **report** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | grown ups *not said here* | | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Report it, it takes ten seconds and helps ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:481-blocking-muting-and-walking-away:t6:o3:1 # text = Report it, it takes ten seconds and helps 1 Report report VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 takes take VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 6 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 seconds second NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 helps help VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **report** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 2 | **take** | present | it | | | | second | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **help** | present | | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Join in so you aren't next ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:481-blocking-muting-and-walking-away:t6:o4:1 # text = Join in so you aren't next 1 Join join VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 in in ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ _ 3 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 4 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 6 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **join in** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **not** **is** | present | you | | | | | next *property* | tree rules | **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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