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title: Coach is in a hurry and yells "keep going!" but your knee hurts shar… — Moving, swimming and sport · tree and pragmatics
description: Coach is in a hurry and yells "keep going!" but your knee hurts sharply. What's the wise thing to say? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 5 «Moving, swimming and sport» 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 wrong
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# Test 6 · ★ · Moving, swimming and sport

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Coach is in a hurry and yells "keep going!" but your knee hurts sharply. What's the wise thing to say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Coach, knee, wise thing · **What happens:** be, yell, keep, go, hurt, say · **To what, where:** hurry · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 5 «Moving, swimming and sport» 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/5-moving-swimming-and-sport/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Coach is in a hurry and yells "keep going!" but your knee hurts sharply.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t6:1
# text = Coach is in a hurry and yells "keep going!" but your knee hurts sharply.
1	Coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hurry	hurry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	yells	yell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	sharply	sharply	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Coach |  |  | a hurry |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **yell** *speech: express* | present | Coach *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **keep** *in a quote* | infinitive | Coach *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** *in a quote* | gerund | Coach *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **hurt** | present | your knee |  |  |  |  | sharply *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 wise thing to say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t6:2
# text = What's the wise thing to say?
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	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	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 wise thing |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | the wise thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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"This is stupid, I quit forever."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t6:o1:1
# text = "This is stupid, I quit forever."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	quit	quit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | This |  |  |  |  | stupid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **quit** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing, keep running till it stops hurting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t6:o2:1
# text = Nothing, keep running till it stops hurting
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl	_	_
4	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	till	till	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	hurting	hurt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  |  | till it |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stop** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **hurt** | gerund | Nothing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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"Pain means it's working, push harder!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t6:o3:1
# text = "Pain means it's working, push harder!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	push	push	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
9	harder	hard	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** *in a quote* | present | Pain |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **work** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Pain |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **push** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

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

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"I'm not giving up, but my knee hurts sharp, can I sit one out?"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t6:o4:1
# text = "I'm not giving up, but my knee hurts sharp, can I sit one out?"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	csubj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
12	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	obj	_	_
18	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **give up** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hurt** *in a quote* | present | my knee |  |  |  |  | sharp *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **sit out** *in a quote* | can | I | one |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location one=Theme |

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