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title: Ava n Zoe "not speaking" cos they both like the same boy — Friends, teams and fair play · tree and pragmatics
description: Ava n Zoe "not speaking" cos they both like the same boy Test 22 of lesson 52 «Friends, teams and fair play» 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 22 · Friends, teams and fair play

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Ava n Zoe "not speaking" cos they both like the same boy

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** they · **What happens:** not speak, like · **To what, where:** same boy · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 22 of lesson 52 «Friends, teams and fair play» 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/52-friends-teams-and-fair-play/#t22).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:52-friends-teams-and-fair-play:t22:1
# text = Ava n Zoe "not speaking" cos they both like the same boy
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
2	n	n	ADV	FW	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	Zoe	Zoe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	both	both	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	boy	boy	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** **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **like** | present | they | the same boy |  |  |  | both *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot boy=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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They have lost their voices

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:52-friends-teams-and-fair-play:t22:o1:1
# text = They have lost their voices
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	voices	voice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present · perfect | They | their voices |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means they should fight to win him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:52-friends-teams-and-fair-play:t22:o2:1
# text = It means they should fight to win him
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **fight** | should | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **win** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They both have a crush on the same boy; stay friends with both and do not take sides

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:52-friends-teams-and-fair-play:t22:o3:1
# text = They both have a crush on the same boy; stay friends with both and do not take sides
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	crush	crush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
19	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | They | a crush |  |  |  | on the same boy | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crush=Patient |
| 2 | **stay** | infinitive | They *not said here* | friends |  |  |  | with both | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme friend=Location |
| 3 | **not** **take** | infinitive · do-support | They *not said here* | sides |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell the boy so he can choose one of them, and then everyone can stop arguing about it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:52-friends-teams-and-fair-play:t22:o4:1
# text = Tell the boy so he can choose one of them, and then everyone can stop arguing about it
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
14	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	16	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
17	arguing	argue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	xcomp	_	_
18	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	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 boy |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **choose** | can | boy | one of them |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
| 3 | **stop** | can | everyone |  |  |  | then |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | gerund | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about it | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

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