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title: my cousin reckons the doctor at the check-up stuck a stick down her… — Doctors, cuts and grazes · tree and pragmatics
description: my cousin reckons the doctor at the check-up stuck a stick down her throat for an hour n it hurt like mad Test 17 of lesson 83 «Doctors, cuts and grazes» 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 wro
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# Test 17 · Doctors, cuts and grazes

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my cousin reckons the doctor at the check-up stuck a stick down her throat for an hour n it hurt like mad

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cousin, check up · **What happens:** reckon, stick, hurt · **To what, where:** doctor, stick, hour n

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This is test 17 of lesson 83 «Doctors, cuts and grazes» 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/83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes:t17:1
# text = my cousin reckons the doctor at the check-up stuck a stick down her throat for an hour n it hurt like mad
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	check	check	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	stuck	stick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	down	down	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	n	n	NOUN	NN	_	11	obl	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	_
23	like	like	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | present | my cousin | the doctor |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent doctor=Attribute |
| 2 | **stick** | past | the check up | a stick |  |  |  | down up's throat; for a hour n | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent stick=Theme |
| 3 | **hurt** | past | cousin | a hour n *not said here* |  |  |  | like mad | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer n=Patient |

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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 -->
Throat checks always hurt, so it is probably true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes:t17:o1:1
# text = Throat checks always hurt, so it is probably true
1	Throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present · passive |  | Throat |  |  |  | always *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Throat |  |  |  |  | probably, true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A throat check takes seconds and does not hurt, so the hour bit is surely made up

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes:t17:o2:1
# text = A throat check takes seconds and does not hurt, so the hour bit is surely made up
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	check	check	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
16	surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
18	up	up	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | a throat check |  |  |  | second |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **hurt** | present · do-support | a throat check *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **make up** | present · passive |  | the hour bit |  |  |  | surely *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doctors only look at throats when something is broken

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes:t17:o3:1
# text = Doctors only look at throats when something is broken
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	throats	throat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Doctors |  |  |  |  | at throats | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at throat=Theme |
| 2 | **break** | present · passive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She should refuse every check-up from now on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes:t17:o4:1
# text = She should refuse every check-up from now on
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
5	check	check	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | should | She | every check up |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent up=Theme |

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