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description: my nan said a boy drowned at the quarry showing off, and his mates thought he was waving for a laugh Test 17 · ★★ of lesson 7 «Swimming basics and water confidence» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho
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# Test 17 · ★★ · Swimming basics and water confidence

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
my nan said a boy drowned at the quarry showing off, and his mates thought he was waving for a laugh

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** nan, quarry, mates · **What happens:** say, drown, show off, think, wave · **To what, where:** boy, quarry · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★★ of lesson 7 «Swimming basics and water confidence» 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/7-swimming-and-water/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:t17:1
# text = my nan said a boy drowned at the quarry showing off, and his mates thought he was waving for a laugh
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
6	drowned	drown	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	quarry	quarry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	waving	wave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	ccomp	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | my nan |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drown** | participle |  | a boy *not said here* |  | the quarry |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **show off** | gerund | the quarry *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **think** *speech: other* | past | boy's mates |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 5 | **wave** | past · progressive | nan |  |  |  |  | for a laugh | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Real lesson: drowning is quiet and quick, so never swim in quarries and only with an adult watching

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:t17:o1:1
# text = Real lesson: drowning is quiet and quick, so never swim in quarries and only with an adult watching
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	drowning	drowning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	swim	swim	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	quarries	quarry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	only	only	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
20	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | drowning |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | drowning *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **swim** | present | drowning *not said here* |  |  | quarries and a adult |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in quarry=Trajectory |
| 4 | **watch** | gerund | a adult *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is just gossip, so quarries must be fine to swim in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:t17:o2:1
# text = It is just gossip, so quarries must be fine to swim in
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	quarries	quarry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	csubj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | gossip |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | must | quarries |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **swim** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Real lesson: only boys who show off can drown

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:t17:o3:1
# text = Real lesson: only boys who show off can drown
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	drown	drown	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show off** | present | boys |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drown** | can | boys | Real lesson *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lesson=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Real lesson: waving always means someone is joking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:t17:o4:1
# text = Real lesson: waving always means someone is joking
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	waving	wave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Real lesson |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **joke** *speech: other* | present · progressive | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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