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# Test 3 · ★★★ · Dares: cliffs, roofs, tombstoning, railways and saying no

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Kabir's mates: «bruv, you're so sus, just do it». What's actually true about saying no?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mates · **What happens:** be, do, say · **To what, where:** bruv, no · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 75 «Dares: cliffs, roofs, tombstoning, railways and saying no» 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/75-dares-cliffs-roofs-tombstoning-railways-and-saying-no/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kabir's mates: «bruv, you're so sus, just do it».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:75-dares-cliffs-roofs-tombstoning-railways-and-saying-no:t3:1
# text = Kabir's mates: «bruv, you're so sus, just do it».
1	Kabir	Kabir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	sus	suspect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	parataxis	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Kabir's mates and bruv |  |  |  |  | suspect *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | bruv |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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 actually true about saying no?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:75-dares-cliffs-roofs-tombstoning-railways-and-saying-no:t3:2
# text = What's actually true about saying no?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | actually, true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | no |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent no=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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You have to jump to stay mates

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:75-dares-cliffs-roofs-tombstoning-railways-and-saying-no:t3:o1:1
# text = You have to jump to stay mates
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **jump** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stay** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | mates |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme mate=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Saying no is only for little kids and babies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:75-dares-cliffs-roofs-tombstoning-railways-and-saying-no:t3:o2:1
# text = Saying no is only for little kids and babies
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj	_	_
2	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | no |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent no=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | Saying |  |  |  |  | for little kids and babies | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Saying no proves you're weak

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:75-dares-cliffs-roofs-tombstoning-railways-and-saying-no:t3:o3:1
# text = Saying no proves you're weak
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	csubj	_	_
2	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	1	obj	_	_
3	proves	prove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | no |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent no=Topic |
| 2 | **prove** | present | Saying |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | weak *property* | tree rules |

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

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It takes more guts to say no than to follow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:75-dares-cliffs-roofs-tombstoning-railways-and-saying-no:t3:o4:1
# text = It takes more guts to say no than to follow
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	guts	gut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	_
8	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | It | more guts |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gut=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **follow** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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