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title: heard Ollie said sorry to the kid he bumped and now people say he's… — Manners and kindness · tree and pragmatics
description: heard Ollie said sorry to the kid he bumped and now people say he's soft, lol Test 19 of lesson 51 «Manners and kindness» 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 19 · Manners and kindness

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heard Ollie said sorry to the kid he bumped and now people say he's soft, lol

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ollie, people · **What happens:** hear, say, bump, be · **To what, where:** kid · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 of lesson 51 «Manners and kindness» 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/51-manners-and-kindness/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:51-manners-and-kindness:t19:1
# text = heard Ollie said sorry to the kid he bumped and now people say he's soft, lol
1	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
2	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	bumped	bump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
18	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Ollie |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **bump** | past | Ollie | the kid *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent kid=Instrument |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people |  |  |  | now |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | present | Ollie |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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They are right, only babies say sorry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:51-manners-and-kindness:t19:o1:1
# text = They are right, only babies say sorry
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | babies |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They are right, sorry shows weakness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:51-manners-and-kindness:t19:o2:1
# text = They are right, sorry shows weakness
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	weakness	weakness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | present |  | weakness |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent weakness=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They are right, he should have ignored it and walked off like nothing happened

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:51-manners-and-kindness:t19:o3:1
# text = They are right, he should have ignored it and walked off like nothing happened
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux	_	_
8	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	obl	_	_
15	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ignore** | should · perfect | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **walk off** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like nothing | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Saying sorry shows he cares; calling him soft is unkind and wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:51-manners-and-kindness:t19:o4:1
# text = Saying sorry shows he cares; calling him soft is unkind and wrong
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	csubj	_	_
2	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | sorry |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sorry=Topic |
| 2 | **show** | present | Saying |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **care** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **call** | gerund |  |  | him *= he* |  |  | soft *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 5 | **is** | present | calling |  |  |  |  | unkind *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **be** |  | calling *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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