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title: did u hear, a kid at camp got bit by a snake and they reckon his who… — Spiders, snakes and wild neighbours · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear, a kid at camp got bit by a snake and they reckon his whole leg went black and fell off?? what's the real lesson Test 17 · ★★ of lesson 69 «Spiders, snakes and wild neighbours» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Test 17 · ★★ · Spiders, snakes and wild neighbours

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did u hear, a kid at camp got bit by a snake and they reckon his whole leg went black and fell off?? what's the real lesson

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, kid, they, whole leg · **What happens:** hear, get, reckon, go, fall off, be · **To what, where:** bit, real lesson

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This is test 17 · ★★ of lesson 69 «Spiders, snakes and wild neighbours» 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/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours:t17:1
# text = did u hear, a kid at camp got bit by a snake and they reckon his whole leg went black and fell off?? what's the real lesson
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	reckon	reckon	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	_
21	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	_
24	off	off	ADP	RP	_	23	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
26	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	30	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **get** | past | a kid at camp | bit |  |  |  | by a snake | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bit=Stimulus |
| 3 | **reckon** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **go** | past | kid's whole leg |  |  |  |  | black *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **fall off** | past | kid's whole leg *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 6 | **is a** | present |  | the real lesson |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Snakes chase kids, so never go camping at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours:t17:o1:1
# text = Snakes chase kids, so never go camping at all
1	Snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chase	chase	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	camping	camp	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | present | Snakes | kids |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kid=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **go** | present | Snakes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **camp** | gerund | Snakes *not said here* |  |  | all |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at all=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Suck the bite hard before the poison spreads

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours:t17:o2:1
# text = Suck the bite hard before the poison spreads
1	Suck	suck	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	spreads	spread	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suck** | imperative | you *not said here* | the bite |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent bite=Source |
| 2 | **spread** | present | the poison |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Leave snakes alone, and after a bite keep still and call for help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours:t17:o3:1
# text = Leave snakes alone, and after a bite keep still and call for help
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | snakes |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snake=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | after a bite; still |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **call** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Always kill any snake you see near a camp, just to be safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours:t17:o4:1
# text = Always kill any snake you see near a camp, just to be safe
1	Always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
2	kill	kill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | imperative | you *not said here* | any snake |  |  |  | always *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snake=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | present | you | any snake *not said here* |  | a camp |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer snake=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

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