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title: In a sitcom, a friend wees on someone's jellyfish sting and it's cur… — Animals in the sea and the river · tree and pragmatics
description: In a sitcom, a friend wees on someone's jellyfish sting and it's cured. What would a lifeguard say? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 11 «Animals in the sea and the river» of the myths 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 2 · ★ · Animals in the sea and the river

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In a sitcom, a friend wees on someone's jellyfish sting and it's cured. What would a lifeguard say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, someone, lifeguard · **What happens:** wee, cure, sting, say · **To what, where:** sitcom, friend · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 11 «Animals in the sea and the river» of the myths 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/myths/11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a sitcom, a friend wees on someone's jellyfish sting and it's cured.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t2:1
# text = In a sitcom, a friend wees on someone's jellyfish sting and it's cured.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sitcom	sitcom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wees	wee	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	cured	cure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wee** | present | a friend |  |  | a sitcom |  | on someone's jellyfish sting | tree rules |
| 2 | **cure** | present · passive |  | friend |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Source |
| 3 | **sting** |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom sting «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 would a lifeguard say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t2:2
# text = What would a lifeguard say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | would | a lifeguard |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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That's the best first aid there is

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t2:o1:1
# text = That's the best first aid there is
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	_
8	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | the best first aid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | present | the best first aid *not said here* |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Wee works on jellyfish stings and on shark bites as well, so go for it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t2:o2:1
# text = Wee works on jellyfish stings and on shark bites as well, so go for it
1	Wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	works	work	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	stings	sting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	bites	bite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
10	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADV	9	advmod	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | infinitive | Wee works on jellyfish stings and shark bites |  |  |  |  | for it | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for it=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only fresh wee works

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t2:o3:1
# text = Only fresh wee works
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wee	wee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | fresh wee |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Wee can make it worse; rinse with seawater and remove tentacles

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t2:o4:1
# text = Wee can make it worse; rinse with seawater and remove tentacles
1	Wee	wee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	rinse	rinse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	tentacles	tentacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Wee | it |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **rinse** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with seawater | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **remove** | infinitive |  | tentacles |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tentacle=Theme |

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