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title: Kids call Tom "the fridge" until he's their rugby prop. What's true… — Growing and sport · tree and pragmatics
description: Kids call Tom "the fridge" until he's their rugby prop. What's true about teasing about size? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 40 «Growing and sport» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 11 · ★★ · Growing and sport

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Kids call Tom "the fridge" until he's their rugby prop. What's true about teasing about size?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Kids, Tom · **What happens:** call, be, tease · **To what, where:** Tom, rugby prop · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 40 «Growing and sport» 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/40-growing-and-sport/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kids call Tom "the fridge" until he's their rugby prop.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:40-growing-and-sport:t11:1
# text = Kids call Tom "the fridge" until he's their rugby prop.
1	Kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	rugby	rugby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	prop	prop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | Kids |  | Tom |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tom=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Tom | Kids's rugby prop |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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's true about teasing about size?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:40-growing-and-sport:t11:2
# text = What's true about teasing about size?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	teasing	tease	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tease** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about size | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It's OK as long as you're only joking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:40-growing-and-sport:t11:o1:1
# text = It's OK as long as you're only joking
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	OK	ok	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	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | long, ok *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **joke** *speech: other* | present · progressive | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It's fine if he's big and doesn't mind it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:40-growing-and-sport:t11:o2:1
# text = It's fine if he's big and doesn't mind it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	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	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	csubj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	mind	mind	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | he |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **mind** | present · do-support |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It makes people tougher and better at sport

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:40-growing-and-sport:t11:o3:1
# text = It makes people tougher and better at sport
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	tougher	tough	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	conj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | It | people |  | sport |  | tough *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material people=Product |

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

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It's never OK, and every body is good at something

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:40-growing-and-sport:t11:o4:1
# text = It's never OK, and every body is good at something
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	OK	ok	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | ok *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | every body |  |  | something |  | good *property* | tree rules |

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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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