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description: In a sports film the sub sits all season, then comes on and wins the final. What's the real point? Test 7 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 r
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# Test 7 · The kid who is always on the bench

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In a sports film the sub sits all season, then comes on and wins the final. What's the real point?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** sports, sub, real point · **What happens:** film, sit, come on, win, be · **To what, where:** final

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This is test 7 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a sports film the sub sits all season, then comes on and wins the final.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t7:1
# text = In a sports film the sub sits all season, then comes on and wins the final.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	film	film	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sub	sub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	on	on	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **film** | present | a sports |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sit** | present | the sub |  |  |  | season |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **come on** | present |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **win** | present |  | the final |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent final=Eventuality |

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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 the real point?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t7:2
# text = What's the real point?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the real point |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Subs never get on the pitch in real life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t7:o1:1
# text = Subs never get on the pitch in real life
1	Subs	sub	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pitch	pitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | present | Subs |  |  | the pitch |  | in real life | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on pitch=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Subs only ever get on the pitch in films

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t7:o2:1
# text = Subs only ever get on the pitch in films
1	Subs	sub	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pitch	pitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | infinitive | Subs |  |  | the pitch | ever | in films | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on pitch=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Subs win every final if they're patient

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t7:o3:1
# text = Subs win every final if they're patient
1	Subs	sub	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	win	win	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	patient	patient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | present | Subs | every final |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent final=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Subs *= sub* |  |  |  |  | patient *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Subs can change games, so stay ready

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:t7:o4:1
# text = Subs can change games, so stay ready
1	Subs	sub	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | can | Subs | games |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Patient |
| 2 | **stay** | infinitive | Subs *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ready *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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