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# Test 19 · ★ · Solving disagreements calmly

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heard Mia and Ava fell out over the swing, they're saying they'll never be friends again lol

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ava, they · **What happens:** hear, fall out, say, not be · **To what, where:** Mia, swing, friends · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ 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/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:t19:1
# text = heard Mia and Ava fell out over the swing, they're saying they'll never be friends again lol
1	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	out	out	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
18	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	ccomp	_	_
19	again	again	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past |  | Mia |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer mia=Stimulus |
| 2 | **fall out** | past | Ava |  |  | the swing |  | out *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over swing=Location |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **is a** | future | they | friends |  |  | again |  | 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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It proves swings cause fights

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:t19:o1:1
# text = It proves swings cause fights
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	swings	swing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	fights	fight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | 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 clause=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** | present | swings | fights |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fight=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It means they should never play again, not even with other kids

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:t19:o2:1
# text = It means they should never play again, not even with other kids
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	6	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  | with other kids | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **play** | should | they |  |  |  | again |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Probably not true; friends fall out and can sort it out again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:t19:o3:1
# text = Probably not true; friends fall out and can sort it out again
1	Probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	sort	sort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
13	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall out** | present | friends |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sort out** | can | friends *not said here* | it |  |  | again |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It must be true, falling out ends friendship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:t19:o4:1
# text = It must be true, falling out ends friendship
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | It |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall out** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **end** | present | falling | friendship |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality friendship=Eventuality |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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