--- title: In a video game, the hero only "does" things: run, jump, hit. A game… — Verbs: doing words and being words · tree and pragmatics description: In a video game, the hero only "does" things: run, jump, hit. A gamer says "thinking ain't a verb cos you can't see it." Is that right? 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Is that right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** hero, things, gamer, you, that · **What happens:** do, run, jump, hit, say, think · **To what, where:** things, video game, ai · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 of lesson 3 «Verbs: doing words and being words» of the language 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/language/3-verbs-doing-words-and-being-words/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* In a video game, the hero only "does" things: run, jump, hit. ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:3-verbs-doing-words-and-being-words:t6:1 # text = In a video game, the hero only "does" things: run, jump, hit. 1 In in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 video video NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 hero hero NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 8 only only ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 does do VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ 12 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 : : PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 14 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 jump jump VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 18 hit hit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** *in a quote* | present | the hero | things | | a video game | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality | | 2 | **run** | infinitive | things *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **jump** | infinitive | things *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **hit** | infinitive | things *not said here* | | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* A gamer says "thinking ain't a verb cos you can't see it." ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:3-verbs-doing-words-and-being-words:t6:2 # text = A gamer says "thinking ain't a verb cos you can't see it." 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 gamer gamer NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 thinking think VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 ccomp _ _ 6 ai ai NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 verb verb NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 10 cos cos SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 11 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 12 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 13 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 14 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ 15 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a gamer | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | gerund | | ai | | | | a verb *obl* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot ai=Theme | | 3 | **not** **see** *in a quote* | can | you | ai | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | *Sentence 3:* Is that right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:3-verbs-doing-words-and-being-words:t6:3 # text = Is that right? 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 2 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 nsubj _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | that | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Yes, verbs must be visible ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:3-verbs-doing-words-and-being-words:t6:o1:1 # text = Yes, verbs must be visible 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 verbs verb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 4 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 cop _ _ 6 visible visible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | must | verbs | | | | | visible *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yes, think is a noun ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:3-verbs-doing-words-and-being-words:t6:o2:1 # text = Yes, think is a noun 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 think think VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 noun noun NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | | a noun | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} No, think is a mental verb ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:3-verbs-doing-words-and-being-words:t6:o3:1 # text = No, think is a mental verb 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 think think VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 mental mental ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 verb verb NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | | a mental verb | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, think is an adjective ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:3-verbs-doing-words-and-being-words:t6:o4:1 # text = No, think is an adjective 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 think think VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 adjective adjective NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | | a adjective | | | | | tree rules | **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. 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