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title: Kai on the bench: «whatever, this is mid» («mid» = rubbish, average)… — The kid who is always on the bench · tree and pragmatics
description: Kai on the bench: «whatever, this is mid» («mid» = rubbish, average). What should a good sub do? Test 6 of lesson 70 «The kid who is always on the bench» 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 rig
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# Test 6 · The kid who is always on the bench

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Kai on the bench: «whatever, this is mid» («mid» = rubbish, average). What should a good sub do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** good sub · **What happens:** do

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This is test 6 of lesson 70 «The kid who is always on the bench» 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/70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kai on the bench: «whatever, this is mid» («mid» = rubbish, average).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t6:1
# text = Kai on the bench: «whatever, this is mid» («mid» = rubbish, average).
1	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bench	bench	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	mid	mid	X	AFX	_	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	mid	mid	X	AFX	_	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	18	punct	_	_
18	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	average	average	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* What should a good sub do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t6:2
# text = What should a good sub do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sub	sub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | a good sub |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Moan to the other team about his coach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t6:o1:1
# text = Moan to the other team about his coach
1	Moan	moan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Watch, cheer and stay ready

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t6:o2:1
# text = Watch, cheer and stay ready
1	Watch	watch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	cheer	cheer	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cheer** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **stay** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Put his headphones on and switch off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t6:o3:1
# text = Put his headphones on and switch off
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	headphones	headphone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	switch	switch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | his headphones |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent headphone=Goal |
| 2 | **switch off** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Go home early if he's not needed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t6:o4:1
# text = Go home early if he's not needed
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | early, home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **need** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | he |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

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