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title: Megan's been sick twice since the match and her headache's worse. «P… — A knock to the head in sport: if in do… · tree and pragmatics
description: Megan's been sick twice since the match and her headache's worse. «Proper rough, Mam, cwtch me» (a Welsh hug). What next? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 47 «A knock to the head in sport: if in doubt, sit them out» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Test 3 · ★★ · A knock to the head in sport: if in doubt, sit them out

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Megan's been sick twice since the match and her headache's worse. «Proper rough, Mam, cwtch me» (a Welsh hug). What next?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mam · **What happens:** be, cwtch · **To what, where:** me

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 47 «A knock to the head in sport: if in doubt, sit them out» 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/47-a-knock-to-the-head-in-sport-if-in-doubt-sit-them-out/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Megan's been sick twice since the match and her headache's worse.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:47-a-knock-to-the-head-in-sport-if-in-doubt-sit-them-out:t3:1
# text = Megan's been sick twice since the match and her headache's worse.
1	Megan	Megan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
6	since	since	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | participle |  |  |  |  | since the match and Megan's headache | sick, twice *property* | 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:* «Proper rough, Mam, cwtch me» (a Welsh hug).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:47-a-knock-to-the-head-in-sport-if-in-doubt-sit-them-out:t3:2
# text = «Proper rough, Mam, cwtch me» (a Welsh hug).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Mam	Mam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	cwtch	cwtch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Welsh	welsh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	hug	hug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cwtch** *in a quote* | infinitive | Mam | me |  |  |  | a Welsh hug *obl* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What next?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:47-a-knock-to-the-head-in-sport-if-in-doubt-sit-them-out:t3:3
# text = What next?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	next	next	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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An adult calls 999 now; these are red flags

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:47-a-knock-to-the-head-in-sport-if-in-doubt-sit-them-out:t3:o1:1
# text = An adult calls 999 now; these are red flags
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	999	999	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	flags	flag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | a adult | 999 |  |  | now |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent 999=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | these | red flags |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A cuddle and bed, it'll pass by morning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:47-a-knock-to-the-head-in-sport-if-in-doubt-sit-them-out:t3:o2:1
# text = A cuddle and bed, it'll pass by morning
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cuddle	cuddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | future | a cuddle and bed |  |  |  | morning |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A glass of fizzy pop and a biscuit to settle her tummy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:47-a-knock-to-the-head-in-sport-if-in-doubt-sit-them-out:t3:o3:1
# text = A glass of fizzy pop and a biscuit to settle her tummy
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	settle	settle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **settle** | to-infinitive |  | her tummy |  |  |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme tummy=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wait to see if she's sick a third time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:47-a-knock-to-the-head-in-sport-if-in-doubt-sit-them-out:t3:o4:1
# text = Wait to see if she's sick a third time
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | she |  |  |  | time | sick *property* | tree rules |

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