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title: why count to 10 when ur mad, sounds dumb — Handling anger · tree and pragmatics
description: why count to 10 when ur mad, sounds dumb Test 15 · ★ of lesson 89 «Handling anger» 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 right.
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# Test 15 · ★ · Handling anger

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why count to 10 when ur mad, sounds dumb

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** count, sound

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This is test 15 · ★ of lesson 89 «Handling anger» 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/89-handling-anger/#t15).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:89-handling-anger:t15:1
# text = why count to 10 when ur mad, sounds dumb
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	dumb	dumb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to 10 | vn matter-91 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to 10=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sound** | present |  |  |  |  |  | dumb *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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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It makes the other person go away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:89-handling-anger:t15:o1:1
# text = It makes the other person go away
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	5	det	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | It | the other person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go away** | infinitive | the other person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It makes you angrier n angrier the more numbers you count, so it's no use at all

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:89-handling-anger:t15:o2:1
# text = It makes you angrier n angrier the more numbers you count, so it's no use at all
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	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	angrier	angry	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
5	n	not	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	angrier	angry	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	count	count	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	17	det	_	_
17	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | It | you |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material you=Product |
| 2 | **count** | present | you | the numbers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | it | no use |  | all |  |  | tree rules |

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

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It gives your body time to calm so you don't do something you regret

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:89-handling-anger:t15:o3:1
# text = It gives your body time to calm so you don't do something you regret
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	regret	regret	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | It |  |  |  | time |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **calm** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **do** | present · do-support | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 4 | **regret** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Counting is only for maths

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:89-handling-anger:t15:o4:1
# text = Counting is only for maths
1	Counting	count	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for maths | tree rules |

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