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title: Ethan's camping trip is called off. Which response shows he handles… — Disappointment, jealousy and embarrass… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ethan's camping trip is called off. Which response shows he handles disappointment well? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 92 «Disappointment, jealousy and embarrassment» 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
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# Test 1 · ★ · Disappointment, jealousy and embarrassment

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Ethan's camping trip is called off. Which response shows he handles disappointment well?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ethan, response · **What happens:** call off, trip, show, handle · **To what, where:** camping trip, disappointment · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 92 «Disappointment, jealousy and embarrassment» 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/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ethan's camping trip is called off.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment:t1:1
# text = Ethan's camping trip is called off.
1	Ethan	Ethan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	camping	camping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call off** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | Ethan's camping trip |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **trip** |  | Ethan |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Which response shows he handles disappointment well?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment:t1:2
# text = Which response shows he handles disappointment well?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	handles	handle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | which response |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **handle** | present | response | disappointment |  |  |  | well *property* | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disappointment=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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This always happens to me and never to anyone else

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment:t1:o1:1
# text = This always happens to me and never to anyone else
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	conj	_	_
10	else	else	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | This |  | me |  |  | always *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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I'll stay angry until we go camping

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment:t1:o2:1
# text = I'll stay angry until we go camping
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	camping	camp	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | future | I |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **camp** | gerund | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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I'm disappointed, but let's pick another weekend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment:t1:o3:1
# text = I'm disappointed, but let's pick another weekend
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	disappointed	disappointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | disappointed *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pick** | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  |  | weekend |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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I don't care, camping is boring anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment:t1:o4:1
# text = I don't care, camping is boring anyway
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	camping	camping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
9	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **care** | present · do-support | I |  |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | camping |  |  |  |  | boring *property* | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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