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title: heard some kids got bored over summer n jumped off the quarry ledge,… — Boredom, excitement and pride · tree and pragmatics
description: heard some kids got bored over summer n jumped off the quarry ledge, one broke both legs n an arm, my cousin knows them Test 17 of lesson 93 «Boredom, excitement and pride» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 17 · Boredom, excitement and pride

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heard some kids got bored over summer n jumped off the quarry ledge, one broke both legs n an arm, my cousin knows them

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** kids, one, cousin · **What happens:** hear, get, not jump off, break, know · **To what, where:** quarry ledge, legs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 of lesson 93 «Boredom, excitement and pride» 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/93-boredom-excitement-and-pride/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:93-boredom-excitement-and-pride:t17:1
# text = heard some kids got bored over summer n jumped off the quarry ledge, one broke both legs n an arm, my cousin knows them
1	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
5	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	n	not	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	quarry	quarry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	ledge	ledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nsubj	_	_
16	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
17	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	n	n	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
26	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past |  |  |  |  | summer |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **get** | past | some kids |  |  |  |  | bored *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **jump off** | past |  | the quarry ledge |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ledge=Trajectory |
| 4 | **break** | past | one | both legs |  |  |  | n a arm | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leg=Patient |
| 5 | **know** | present | my cousin | legs *= leg* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer they=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Quarry jumping is completely safe as long as you are a strong swimmer and you jump feet first

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:93-boredom-excitement-and-pride:t17:o1:1
# text = Quarry jumping is completely safe as long as you are a strong swimmer and you jump feet first
1	Quarry	quarry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	jumping	jump	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	swimmer	swimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	advcl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	jump	jump	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
17	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
18	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | gerund | Quarry *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Quarry |  |  |  |  | completely, long, safe *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | you | a strong swimmer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **jump** | present | you | feet |  |  |  | first *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme foot=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is fine as long as an older kid goes first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:93-boredom-excitement-and-pride:t17:o2:1
# text = It is fine as long as an older kid goes first
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
11	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine, long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | a older kid |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It cannot be true, bored kids never take risks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:93-boredom-excitement-and-pride:t17:o3:1
# text = It cannot be true, bored kids never take risks
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	risks	risk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | can | It |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **take** | present | bored kids | risks |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent risk=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bored kids trying risky things get hurt, so pick a safe activity; the exact injuries may be blown up

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:93-boredom-excitement-and-pride:t17:o4:1
# text = Bored kids trying risky things get hurt, so pick a safe activity; the exact injuries may be blown up
1	Bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	trying	try	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	risky	risky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	get	get	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	injuries	injury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	blown	blow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
21	up	up	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | gerund | Bored kids *not said here* | risky things |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **hurt** | present · passive |  | Bored kids |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **pick** | infinitive |  | a safe activity |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent activity=Patient |
| 4 | **blow up** | may · passive |  | the exact injuries |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: subject=Patient |

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