--- title: A player says «Let's share the ball so everyone gets to kick». What… — Thinking cleverly about people · tree and pragmatics description: A player says «Let's share the ball so everyone gets to kick». What is the cleverest reason this helps the game? Test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «Thinking cleverly about people» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/60-reasoning-about-people/t7/) [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/) / [Thinking cleverly about people](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/60-reasoning-about-people/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★★★ · Thinking cleverly about people A player says «Let's share the ball so everyone gets to kick». What is the cleverest reason this helps the game? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** player, 's, everyone, cleverest reason, this · **What happens:** say, let, share, get, kick, be · **To what, where:** 's, ball, game · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «Thinking cleverly about people» 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/60-reasoning-about-people/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A player says «Let's share the ball so everyone gets to kick». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t7:1 # text = A player says «Let's share the ball so everyone gets to kick». 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 player player NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 share share VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 ball ball NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 11 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 12 nsubj _ _ 12 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 kick kick VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a player | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive | | 's | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **share** *in a quote* | infinitive | 's *not said here* | the ball | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **get** *in a quote* | present | everyone | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 5 | **kick** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | everyone *not said here* | | | | | | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient | 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. *Sentence 2:* What is the cleverest reason this helps the game? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t7:2 # text = What is the cleverest reason this helps the game? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 cleverest clever ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 6 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 nsubj _ _ 7 helps help VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the cleverest reason | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **help** | present | this | the game | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Beneficiary | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} It means the best player scores even more goals than before ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t7:o1:1 # text = It means the best player scores even more goals than before 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 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 player player NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 scores score VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 7 even even ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 9 amod _ _ 9 goals goal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 10 than than ADP IN _ 11 fixed _ _ 11 before before SCONJ IN _ 9 nmod _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **score** | present | the best player | more goals | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} When everyone gets a go, everyone wants to keep playing ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t7:o2:1 # text = When everyone gets a go, everyone wants to keep playing 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 3 nsubj _ _ 3 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 go go NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 7 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 8 nsubj _ _ 8 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ _ 11 playing play VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 10 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | everyone | a go | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer go=Stimulus | | 2 | **want** | present | everyone | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 3 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | everyone *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **play** | gerund | everyone *not said here* | | | | | | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} It lets the game finish faster ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t7:o3:1 # text = It lets the game finish faster 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 lets let VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 finish finish VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 xcomp _ _ 6 faster fast ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** | present | It | the game | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **finish** | present | the game *not said here* | | | | | fast *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 4 {#o4} It makes the ball last longer ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t7:o4:1 # text = It makes the ball last longer 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 ball ball NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 last last ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | It | the ball | | | | long *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material ball=Product | **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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