--- title: heard Sam threw a chair in class cos he was so angry, they're saying… — Feelings and calming down · tree and pragmatics description: heard Sam threw a chair in class cos he was so angry, they're saying he's dangerous now Test 17 · ★ of lesson 53 «Feelings and calming down» 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/53-feelings-and-calming-down/t17/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Feelings and calming down](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/53-feelings-and-calming-down/) / t17 # Test 17 · ★ · Feelings and calming down heard Sam threw a chair in class cos he was so angry, they're saying he's dangerous now **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Sam, they · **What happens:** be, throw, say · **To what, where:** Sam, chair, class · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 53 «Feelings and calming down» 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/53-feelings-and-calming-down/#t17). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:53-feelings-and-calming-down:t17:1 # text = heard Sam threw a chair in class cos he was so angry, they're saying he's dangerous now 1 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 cop _ _ 2 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 threw throw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 chair chair NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 8 cos cos SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 19 dangerous dangerous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 ccomp _ _ 20 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 16 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | Sam | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **throw** | past | Sam | a chair | | class | | | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent chair=Theme in class=Destination | | 3 | **is** | past | Sam | | | | | angry *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | they | | | | now | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | present | Sam | | | | | dangerous *property* | tree rules | 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} It means Sam must be dangerous forever ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:53-feelings-and-calming-down:t17:o1:1 # text = It means Sam must be dangerous forever 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 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 cop _ _ 6 dangerous dangerous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 7 forever forever ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | 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 | | 2 | **is** | must | Sam | | | | | dangerous, forever *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Feelings are okay but hurting is not; do not spread the label ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:53-feelings-and-calming-down:t17:o2:1 # text = Feelings are okay but hurting is not; do not spread the label 1 Feelings feeling NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 okay okay ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 but but CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 hurting hurt VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 conj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ; ; PUNCT : _ 11 punct _ _ 9 do do AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 11 aux _ _ 10 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 spread spread VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 label label NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Feelings | | | | | okay *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **hurt** | gerund | Feelings *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **not** **spread** | infinitive · do-support | Feelings *not said here* | the label | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location label=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} It proves anger is a bad feeling to have ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:53-feelings-and-calming-down:t17:o3:1 # text = It proves anger is a bad feeling to have 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 proves prove VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 anger anger NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 bad bad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 feeling feeling NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prove** | present | It | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | anger | a bad feeling | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **have** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} It is fine to spread because a chair was involved and someone could have been hurt ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:53-feelings-and-calming-down:t17:o4:1 # text = It is fine to spread because a chair was involved and someone could have been hurt 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 spread spread VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 csubj _ _ 6 because because SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 chair chair NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 involved involved ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 advcl _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 12 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 16 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 14 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 16 aux _ _ 15 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 16 aux:pass _ _ 16 hurt hurt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **spread** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **is** | past | a chair | | | | | involved *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **hurt** | could · perfect · passive | | someone | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | **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. 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