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title: heard Noah told on the boys who were picking on him n now everyone's… — Friendship troubles, being left out an… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 19 · ★★ · Friendship troubles, being left out and bullying

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heard Noah told on the boys who were picking on him n now everyone's calling him a snitch, gonna tell the group chat. what should u do

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Noah, boys, everyone, u · **What happens:** hear, tell, not pick, call, do · **To what, where:** Noah, group chat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★★ of lesson 98 «Friendship troubles, being left out and bullying» 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/98-friendship-being-left-out-and-bullying/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:98-friendship-being-left-out-and-bullying:t19:1
# text = heard Noah told on the boys who were picking on him n now everyone's calling him a snitch, gonna tell the group chat. what should u do
1	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
2	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	picking	pick	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
12	n	not	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
13	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
14	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	snitch	snitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	22	dep	_	_
22	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
27	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	30	obj	_	_
28	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
29	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
30	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Noah |  |  |  |  | on the boys | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **pick** | past · progressive | the boys |  |  |  |  | on Noah | vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent on he=Patient |
| 4 | **call** | present · progressive | everyone | Noah |  |  | now |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme snitch=Result |
| 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | Noah *not said here* | the group chat |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent chat=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 6 | **do** | should | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

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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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Spread it, but leave Noah's name out of it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:98-friendship-being-left-out-and-bullying:t19:o1:1
# text = Spread it, but leave Noah's name out of it
1	Spread	spread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
6	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | infinitive |  | Noah's name |  | name |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent name=Theme out it=Location |
| 3 | **name** |  | Noah |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Spread it, because everyone should know who snitched on the older boys

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:98-friendship-being-left-out-and-bullying:t19:o2:1
# text = Spread it, because everyone should know who snitched on the older boys
1	Spread	spread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
6	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	snitched	snitch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
| 2 | **know** | should | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **snitch** *speech: other* | past |  |  |  |  |  | on the older boys | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Spread it only to the boys who were picking on him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:98-friendship-being-left-out-and-bullying:t19:o3:1
# text = Spread it only to the boys who were picking on him
1	Spread	spread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	picking	pick	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | to the boys | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
| 2 | **pick** | past · progressive | the boys |  |  |  |  | on him *= he* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent on he=Patient |

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

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Do not spread it; telling an adult about bullying was right

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:98-friendship-being-left-out-and-bullying:t19:o4:1
# text = Do not spread it; telling an adult about bullying was right
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	spread	spread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **spread** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | a adult |  |  | about bullying | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient about bullying=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | past | telling |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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