--- title: they're saying Liam and Jack had a punch-up over the football and it… — Solving disagreements calmly · tree and pragmatics description: they're saying Liam and Jack had a punch-up over the football and it's all over the group chat Test 17 · ★ of lesson 54 «Solving disagreements calmly» 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/54-solving-disagreements-calmly/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/) / [Solving disagreements calmly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/54-solving-disagreements-calmly/) / t17 # Test 17 · ★ · Solving disagreements calmly they're saying Liam and Jack had a punch-up over the football and it's all over the group chat **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** they, Liam, up · **What happens:** say, have, be · **To what, where:** punch up, football, group chat · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 54 «Solving disagreements calmly» 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/54-solving-disagreements-calmly/#t17). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:t17:1 # text = they're saying Liam and Jack had a punch-up over the football and it's all over the group chat 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 Liam Liam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 Jack Jack PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ 7 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 9 punch punch NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 up up NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 12 over over ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 football football NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 cop _ _ 18 all all ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 19 over over ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 21 group group NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 compound _ _ 22 chat chat NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | they | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **have** | past | Liam and Jack | a punch up | | the football | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent up=Patient | | 3 | **is** | present | up | | | the group chat | | all *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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Spread it, because fights are news ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:t17:o1:1 # text = Spread it, because fights are news 1 Spread spread VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 4 because because ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 7 case _ _ 5 fights fight NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spread** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | fights | | | | | because news | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Spread it, and say who won and who cried and who threw the first punch ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:t17:o2:1 # text = Spread it, and say who won and who cried and who threw the first punch 1 Spread spread VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 6 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 7 won win VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 9 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 10 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 13 nsubj _ _ 13 threw throw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 16 amod _ _ 16 punch punch NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spread** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **win** | past | | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **throw** | past | | the first punch | | | | | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent punch=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Spread it, so everyone picks a side ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:t17:o3:1 # text = Spread it, so everyone picks a side 1 Spread spread VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 5 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 6 nsubj _ _ 6 picks pick VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spread** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | | 2 | **pick** | present | everyone | a side | | | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Do not spread it; hitting never solves a quarrel fairly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:t17:o4:1 # text = Do not spread it; hitting never solves a quarrel fairly 1 Do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 2 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 spread spread VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ; ; PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 hitting hit VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 csubj _ _ 7 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 solves solve VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 quarrel quarrel NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 fairly fairly ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **spread** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | | 2 | **hit** | gerund | | | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **not** **solve** | present | hitting | a quarrel | | | | fairly *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quarrel=Topic | **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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