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title: Mia keeps calling Ollie "girlfriend" cos he plays with girls lol — Bullying and how to stop it · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia keeps calling Ollie "girlfriend" cos he plays with girls lol Test 22 · ★ of lesson 55 «Bullying and how to stop it» 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 · ★ · Bullying and how to stop it

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mia keeps calling Ollie "girlfriend" cos he plays with girls lol

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia · **What happens:** keep, call, play · **To what, where:** Ollie · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 22 · ★ of lesson 55 «Bullying and how to stop it» 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/55-bullying/#t22).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:55-bullying:t22:1
# text = Mia keeps calling Ollie "girlfriend" cos he plays with girls lol
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	xcomp	_	_
4	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	girlfriend	girlfriend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Mia |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | gerund | Mia *not said here* |  | Ollie |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ollie=Recipient |
| 3 | **play** | present | Mia |  |  |  |  | with girls | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with girl=Co-Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a fair name, so use it too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:55-bullying:t22:o1:1
# text = It is a fair name, so use it too
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a fair name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | infinitive | a fair name *not said here* | name |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Ollie should stop playing with girls so the name goes away and he gets more boy friends

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:55-bullying:t22:o2:1
# text = Ollie should stop playing with girls so the name goes away and he gets more boy friends
1	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	amod	_	_
16	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | should | Ollie |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **play** | gerund | Ollie *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with girls | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with girl=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **go away** | present | the name |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **get** | present | name | more boy friends |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer friend=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is teasing him to make him feel bad; boys and girls can be friends, so tell her to stop

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:55-bullying:t22:o3:1
# text = She is teasing him to make him feel bad; boys and girls can be friends, so tell her to stop
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	teasing	tease	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
16	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	iobj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | present · progressive | She | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is a** | can | boys and girls | friends |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | She *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 6 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means Ollie is Mia's boyfriend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:55-bullying:t22:o4:1
# text = It means Ollie is Mia's boyfriend
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	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	boyfriend	boyfriend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It | Ollie Mia's boyfriend |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boyfriend=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | 's Ollie Mia | tree rules |

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