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title: Finn's mate goes, "it was just a laugh, bruv, everyone was doing it,… — Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty… · tree and pragmatics
description: Finn's mate goes, "it was just a laugh, bruv, everyone was doing it, chill." ("Bruv" means mate.) What's the best answer? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 16 «Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty and coming clean» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Test 1 · ★ · Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty and coming clean

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Finn's mate goes, "it was just a laugh, bruv, everyone was doing it, chill." ("Bruv" means mate.) What's the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, everyone, Bruv, best answer · **What happens:** go, be, do, chill, mean · **To what, where:** laugh, mate

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 16 «Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty and coming clean» 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/16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Finn's mate goes, "it was just a laugh, bruv, everyone was doing it, chill."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t1:1
# text = Finn's mate goes, "it was just a laugh, bruv, everyone was doing it, chill."
1	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	17	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	chill	chill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Finn's mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | mate | a laugh and bruv |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** *in a quote* | past · progressive | everyone | mate |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 4 | **chill** *in a quote* | infinitive | Finn's mate *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* ("Bruv" means mate.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t1:2
# text = ("Bruv" means mate.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Bruv	Bruv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* What's the best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t1:3
# text = What's the best answer?
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	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	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 best answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He's right; if a whole group does it, nobody did anything wrong

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t1:o1:1
# text = He's right; if a whole group does it, nobody did anything wrong
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
12	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	13	nsubj	_	_
13	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
14	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	_
15	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a whole group | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 3 | **do** | past | nobody | anything |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality |

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

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Everyone doing it doesn't make it okay; the man was really scared

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t1:o2:1
# text = Everyone doing it doesn't make it okay; the man was really scared
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
2	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	really	really	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **make** | present · do-support | Everyone | it |  |  |  | okay *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Product |
| 3 | **is** | past | the man |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's right; old men don't really get scared of kids

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t1:o3:1
# text = He's right; old men don't really get scared of kids
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	really	really	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
11	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **get** | present · do-support | old men |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's fine as long as nobody was caught that day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t1:o4:1
# text = It's fine as long as nobody was caught that day
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine, long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch** | past · passive |  | nobody |  |  | day |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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