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title: Jamie smashed the neighbour's window n hid in the shed lol, everyone… — Mistakes, asking for help and saying no · tree and pragmatics
description: Jamie smashed the neighbour's window n hid in the shed lol, everyone's laughing, wanna tell the whole class? Test 19 of lesson 99 «Mistakes, asking for help and saying no» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 19 · Mistakes, asking for help and saying no

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Jamie smashed the neighbour's window n hid in the shed lol, everyone's laughing, wanna tell the whole class?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jamie, window n, everyone · **What happens:** smash, hide, laugh, tell · **To what, where:** shed, whole class · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 of lesson 99 «Mistakes, asking for help and saying no» 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/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no:t19:1
# text = Jamie smashed the neighbour's window n hid in the shed lol, everyone's laughing, wanna tell the whole class?
1	Jamie	Jamie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smashed	smash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shed	shed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
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	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	wanna	wanna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	19	dep	_	_
19	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	parataxis	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smash** | past | Jamie |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | past | the neighbour's window n |  |  | the shed |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in shed=Location |
| 3 | **laugh** | present · progressive | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | the whole class |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent class=Recipient |

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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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Yes, but only after adding a few extra details

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no:t19:o1:1
# text = Yes, but only after adding a few extra details
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	adding	add	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | a few extra details |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Patient |

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

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No, do not spread it; the lesson is that owning up beats hiding

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no:t19:o2:1
# text = No, do not spread it; the lesson is that owning up beats hiding
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	spread	spread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	owning	own	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	beats	beat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
```

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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 | **own up** | present · progressive | the lesson | beats |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot beat=Theme |
| 3 | **hide** | gerund | beats *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, so the neighbour finds out who did it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no:t19:o3:1
# text = Yes, so the neighbour finds out who did it
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find out** | present | the neighbour |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | past |  | neighbour |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Yes, because it is funny and everyone at school should know what he did

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no:t19:o4:1
# text = Yes, because it is funny and everyone at school should know what he did
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	12	nsubj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	obj	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | should | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **do** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

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