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title: A lad at the park yells: «he's shaking on the ground, grab his arms… — A sibling with a disability or illness… · tree and pragmatics
description: A lad at the park yells: «he's shaking on the ground, grab his arms and hold him still!» What's right? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 506 «A sibling with a disability or illness, a sibling who left home» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a
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# Test 2 · ★ · A sibling with a disability or illness, a sibling who left…

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A lad at the park yells: «he's shaking on the ground, grab his arms and hold him still!» What's right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** lad · **What happens:** yell, shake, grab, hold, be · **To what, where:** ground, arms, lad · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 506 «A sibling with a disability or illness, a sibling who left home» 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/506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A lad at the park yells: «he's shaking on the ground, grab his arms and hold him still!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t2:1
# text = A lad at the park yells: «he's shaking on the ground, grab his arms and hold him still!»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	yells	yell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	shaking	shake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	ccomp	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	grab	grab	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	still	still	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yell** *speech: express* | present | a lad at the park |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **shake** *in a quote* | present · progressive | lad |  |  | the ground |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on ground=Location |
| 3 | **grab** *in a quote* | infinitive | lad *not said here* | lad's arms |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Theme |
| 4 | **hold** *in a quote* | present | lad *not said here* | lad |  |  | still |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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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's right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t2:2
# text = What's right?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Don't hold him; move hard things away and get a grown-up

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t2:o1:1
# text = Don't hold him; move hard things away and get a grown-up
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hold** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **move away** | infinitive |  | hard things |  |  |  | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 3 | **get** | infinitive |  | a grown up |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer up=Stimulus |
| 4 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Hold his arms tight until the shaking stops

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t2:o2:1
# text = Hold his arms tight until the shaking stops
1	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shaking	shaking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | his arms |  |  |  | tight *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | present | the shaking |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Put a spoon in his mouth so he can't bite his tongue

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t2:o3:1
# text = Put a spoon in his mouth so he can't bite his tongue
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | a spoon |  | his mouth |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent spoon=Theme in mouth=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **bite** | can | he | his tongue |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Throw cold water on his face to wake him up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t2:o4:1
# text = Throw cold water on his face to wake him up
1	Throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | imperative | you *not said here* | cold water |  | his face |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent water=Theme on face=Destination |
| 2 | **wake up** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

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