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title: Lily's American cousin says, "dude, you were dead to the world, some… — Cringe that lasts: getting over embarr… · tree and pragmatics
description: Lily's American cousin says, "dude, you were dead to the world, someone got a pic lol." ("Dead to the world" means very deeply asleep.) What should Lily do? Test 10 of lesson 11 «Cringe that lasts: getting over embarrassing moments» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the depende
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# Test 10 · Cringe that lasts: getting over embarrassing moments

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Lily's American cousin says, "dude, you were dead to the world, someone got a pic lol." ("Dead to the world" means very deeply asleep.) What should Lily do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** American cousin, you, dude, Lily · **What happens:** say, be, get, mean, do · **To what, where:** dude, pic lol · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 of lesson 11 «Cringe that lasts: getting over embarrassing moments» of the reflection 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/reflection/11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Lily's American cousin says, "dude, you were dead to the world, someone got a pic lol."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t10:1
# text = Lily's American cousin says, "dude, you were dead to the world, someone got a pic lol."
1	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	18	nsubj	_	_
18	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	pic	pic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	lol	lol	NOUN	NN	_	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Lily's American cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | you | dude *not said here* |  |  |  | to the world; dead *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | past | dude | a pic lol |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lol=Stimulus |

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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:* ("Dead to the world" means very deeply asleep.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t10:2
# text = ("Dead to the world" means very deeply asleep.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	csubj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What should Lily do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t10:3
# text = What should Lily do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Take photos of everyone else asleep to be even

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t10:o1:1
# text = Take photos of everyone else asleep to be even
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nmod	_	_
5	else	else	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	even	even	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | photos of everyone |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Never sleep anywhere outside her own bed again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t10:o2:1
# text = Never sleep anywhere outside her own bed again
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	advmod	_	_
4	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sleep** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | again | outside her own bed; anywhere *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Hide down on the back seat every day from now on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t10:o3:1
# text = Hide down on the back seat every day from now on
1	Hide	hide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	down	down	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	parataxis	_	_
11	on	on	ADV	RB	_	10	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide down** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the back seat | day | down *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on seat=Location |

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

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Tell Mum and ask for the photo to be deleted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t10:o4:1
# text = Tell Mum and ask for the photo to be deleted
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	deleted	delete	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | Mum |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the photo | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **delete** | to-infinitive · passive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP» |

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