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title: Rian's mate says, «Just go down and tell 'em to shut it, bro». What… — Parents who row, and one kind and one… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 3 · Parents who row, and one kind and one not

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Rian's mate says, «Just go down and tell 'em to shut it, bro». What is wiser, when it's calm later?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, bro · **What happens:** say, go down, tell, shut, be · **To what, where:** 'em, mate · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 496 «Parents who row, and one kind and one not» 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/496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Rian's mate says, «Just go down and tell 'em to shut it, bro».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t3:1
# text = Rian's mate says, «Just go down and tell 'em to shut it, bro».
1	Rian	Rian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	down	down	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	'em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	iobj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	shut	shut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Rian's mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go down** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  | 'em *= they* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **shut** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | mate |  |  |  | bro *vocative* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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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 is wiser, when it's calm later?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t3:2
# text = What is wiser, when it's calm later?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wiser	wise	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
9	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wise *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | bro |  |  |  |  | calm, late *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Tell the whole class what happens at home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t3:o1:1
# text = Tell the whole class what happens at home
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
6	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the whole class |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent class=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** | present |  |  |  | home |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at home=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hide in the shed every night until they stop rowing for good

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t3:o2:1
# text = Hide in the shed every night until they stop rowing for good
1	Hide	hide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shed	shed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	rowing	row	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the shed | night |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in shed=Location |
| 2 | **stop** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **row** | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for good | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Go down mid-row and shout louder than them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t3:o3:1
# text = Go down mid-row and shout louder than them
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	down	down	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	mid-row	mid-row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	vocative	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	shout	shout	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	louder	loud	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	parataxis	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go down** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | mid-row *vocative*; down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Ask a parent «Are you okay?» or talk to a teacher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t3:o4:1
# text = Ask a parent «Are you okay?» or talk to a teacher
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a parent |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | a parent *= parent* |  |  |  |  | okay *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **talk** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a teacher | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to teacher=Co-Agent |

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