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title: «Nate's mom sneaking him to soccer is fine, it's a win for him lol».… — Parents who row, and one kind and one… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Nate's mom sneaking him to soccer is fine, it's a win for him lol». What is the real problem? Test 9 of lesson 496 «Parents who row, and one kind and one not» 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 w
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# Test 9 · Parents who row, and one kind and one not

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«Nate's mom sneaking him to soccer is fine, it's a win for him lol». What is the real problem?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mom, soccer, real problem · **What happens:** sneak, be · **To what, where:** Nate, soccer, win

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This is test 9 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Nate's mom sneaking him to soccer is fine, it's a win for him lol».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t9:1
# text = «Nate's mom sneaking him to soccer is fine, it's a win for him lol».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Nate	Nate	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	sneaking	sneak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	soccer	soccer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	win	win	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nmod	_	_
18	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	15	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sneak** *in a quote* | gerund | Nate's mom *not said here* | Nate |  | soccer |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent he=Theme to soccer=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Nate's mom |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | soccer | a win |  |  |  | for Nate | tree rules |

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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 the real problem?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t9:2
# text = What is the real problem?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nate's dad wants him to play more soccer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t9:o1:1
# text = Nate's dad wants him to play more soccer
1	Nate	Nate	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	soccer	soccer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Nate's dad | Nate |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Nate *not said here* | more soccer |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soccer=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Mom should never drive anywhere without Dad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t9:o2:1
# text = Mom should never drive anywhere without Dad
1	Mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **drive** | should | Mom |  |  |  |  | without Dad; anywhere *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Soccer is a dangerous sport for any kid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t9:o3:1
# text = Soccer is a dangerous sport for any kid
1	Soccer	soccer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Soccer | a dangerous sport |  |  |  | for any kid | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Nate is stuck in the middle of their disagreement

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:t9:o4:1
# text = Nate is stuck in the middle of their disagreement
1	Nate	Nate	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Nate |  |  | the middle of their disagreement |  | stuck *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **disagree** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom disagreement «state intransitive»: poss=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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