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title: "Shut it, weights will make you a shortie for life" — the uncle agai… — Muscles: getting stronger and getting… · tree and pragmatics
description: "Shut it, weights will make you a shortie for life" — the uncle again. What would happen with coached bodyweight exercises? Test 8 of lesson 38 «Muscles: getting stronger and getting fitter» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Test 8 · Muscles: getting stronger and getting fitter

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"Shut it, weights will make you a shortie for life" — the uncle again. What would happen with coached bodyweight exercises?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, weights · **What happens:** shut, make, happen, coach · **To what, where:** it, you

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This is test 8 of lesson 38 «Muscles: getting stronger and getting fitter» of the medicine 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/medicine/38-muscles-getting-stronger-and-getting-fitter/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "Shut it, weights will make you a shortie for life" — the uncle again.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:38-muscles-getting-stronger-and-getting-fitter:t8:1
# text = "Shut it, weights will make you a shortie for life" — the uncle again.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Shut	shut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	weights	weight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shortie	shortie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
14	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
17	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shut** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  | again |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | future | weights | you |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |

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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:* What would happen with coached bodyweight exercises?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:38-muscles-getting-stronger-and-getting-fitter:t8:2
# text = What would happen with coached bodyweight exercises?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	coached	coach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
6	bodyweight	bodyweight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	exercises	exercise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would |  |  |  |  |  | with coached bodyweight exercises | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **coach** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn vehicle-51.4.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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His bones would shrink a little every year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:38-muscles-getting-stronger-and-getting-fitter:t8:o1:1
# text = His bones would shrink a little every year
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	shrink	shrink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | would | His bones | a little |  |  | year |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent little=Patient |

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

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He'd likely get stronger and keep growing normally

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:38-muscles-getting-stronger-and-getting-fitter:t8:o2:1
# text = He'd likely get stronger and keep growing normally
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	normally	normally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | would | He |  |  |  |  | likely, strong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | normally *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He'd grow wider instead of taller

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:38-muscles-getting-stronger-and-getting-fitter:t8:o3:1
# text = He'd grow wider instead of taller
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	wider	wide	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
5	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	7	mark	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	taller	tall	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | would | He |  |  |  |  | tall, wide *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He'd stop growing at once and stay short

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:38-muscles-getting-stronger-and-getting-fitter:t8:o4:1
# text = He'd stop growing at once and stay short
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | would | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at once=Location |
| 3 | **stay** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | short *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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