--- title: In a cartoon, a dad smashes plates when angry and everyone laughs. W… — When home feels shaky: rows, hospitals… · tree and pragmatics description: In a cartoon, a dad smashes plates when angry and everyone laughs. What's the truth in real life? 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What's the truth in real life? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad, everyone, truth · **What happens:** smash, laugh, be · **To what, where:** plates, cartoon This is test 3 of lesson 14 «When home feels shaky: rows, hospitals, new babies and big changes» 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/14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a dad smashes plates when angry and everyone laughs. ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t3:1 # text = In a cartoon, a dad smashes plates when angry and everyone laughs. 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 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 smashes smash VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 plates plate NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 9 when when SCONJ WRB _ 10 mark _ _ 10 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 advcl _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 13 nsubj _ _ 13 laughs laugh VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **smash** | present | a dad | plates | | a cartoon | | | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent plate=Theme in cartoon=Destination | | 2 | **laugh** | present | everyone | | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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. *Sentence 2:* What's the truth in real life? ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t3:2 # text = What's the truth in real life? 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 4 det _ _ 4 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the truth in real life | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Throwing things is scary, not okay; tell a trusted adult ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t3:o1:1 # text = Throwing things is scary, not okay; tell a trusted adult 1 Throwing throw VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 csubj _ _ 2 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 scary scary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 okay okay ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ; ; PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 parataxis _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 trusted trust VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 amod _ _ 12 adult adult NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **throw** | gerund | | things | | | | | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | Throwing | | | | | scary *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **be** | | Throwing *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | | a trusted adult | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient | | 5 | **trust** | participle | | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Smashing plates is how grown-ups calm down ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t3:o2:1 # text = Smashing plates is how grown-ups calm down 1 Smashing smash VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 csubj _ _ 2 plates plate NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 4 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ _ 5 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ups up NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 8 calm calm VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 down down ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **smash** | gerund | | plates | | | | | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plate=Theme | | 2 | **grow** | participle | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **is** | present | grown ups | | | | | calm *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} It's funny and harmless in every family, just like in the cartoon ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t3:o3:1 # text = It's funny and harmless in every family, just like in the cartoon 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 funny funny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 harmless harmless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 8 det _ _ 8 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 just just ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 11 like like ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 cartoon cartoon NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | funny *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | | | | every family | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Children should copy it when they are angry ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t3:o4:1 # text = Children should copy it when they are angry 1 Children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 copy copy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 when when SCONJ WRB _ 8 mark _ _ 6 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 7 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **copy** | should | Children | it | | | | | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | Children *= child* | | | | | angry *property* | tree rules | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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