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title: In a cartoon, a boy screams "STOP CALLING ME THAT!" every time, and… — Cringe that lasts: getting over embarr… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, a boy screams "STOP CALLING ME THAT!" every time, and the nickname vanishes. What usually happens in real life? Test 3 of lesson 11 «Cringe that lasts: getting over embarrassing moments» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 3 · Cringe that lasts: getting over embarrassing moments

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In a cartoon, a boy screams "STOP CALLING ME THAT!" every time, and the nickname vanishes. What usually happens in real life?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, nickname · **What happens:** scream, stop, call, vanish, happen · **To what, where:** cartoon, CALLING ME, real life · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a boy screams "STOP CALLING ME THAT!" every time, and the nickname vanishes.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t3:1
# text = In a cartoon, a boy screams "STOP CALLING ME THAT!" every time, and the nickname vanishes.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	screams	scream	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	STOP	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
10	CALLING	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	amod	_	_
11	ME	me	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	THAT	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	nickname	nickname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	vanishes	vanish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scream** *speech: express* | present | a boy |  |  | a cartoon | time |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stop** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | CALLING ME |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **call** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **vanish** | present | the nickname |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 usually happens in real life?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t3:2
# text = What usually happens in real life?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  | real life |  | usually *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in life=Location |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Screaming always makes a nickname vanish at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t3:o1:1
# text = Screaming always makes a nickname vanish at once
1	Screaming	scream	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	1	advmod	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nickname	nickname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	vanish	vanish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	xcomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scream** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | present | Screaming | a nickname |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **vanish** | present | a nickname *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Angry reactions often make teasers say it more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t3:o2:1
# text = Angry reactions often make teasers say it more
1	Angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	reactions	reaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	teasers	teaser	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Angry reactions | teasers |  |  |  | often *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | teasers *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nicknames never ever fade, whatever you do about them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t3:o3:1
# text = Nicknames never ever fade, whatever you do about them
1	Nicknames	nickname	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	fade	fade	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	conj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fade** | infinitive | Nicknames |  |  |  | ever |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | present | you |  |  |  |  | about Nicknames *= nickname* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Teasers only ever stop if you cry in front of them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:t3:o4:1
# text = Teasers only ever stop if you cry in front of them
1	Teasers	teaser	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cry	cry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | infinitive | Teasers |  |  |  | ever |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  | front of Teasers |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in front=Location |

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