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title: Noah's thinking, "nobody cares, I'm never going swimming again, ever… — Picked on: freeze-outs, robberies and… · tree and pragmatics
description: Noah's thinking, "nobody cares, I'm never going swimming again, ever." What actually changed things? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 19 «Picked on: freeze-outs, robberies and standing up» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 9 · ★ · Picked on: freeze-outs, robberies and standing up

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Noah's thinking, "nobody cares, I'm never going swimming again, ever." What actually changed things?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** thinking, I, Noah · **What happens:** care, not go, swim, think, change · **To what, where:** things · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 19 «Picked on: freeze-outs, robberies and standing up» 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/19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Noah's thinking, "nobody cares, I'm never going swimming again, ever."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:t9:1
# text = Noah's thinking, "nobody cares, I'm never going swimming again, ever."
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	thinking	thinking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	ccomp	_	_
13	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	_
14	again	again	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** *in a quote* | present | Noah's thinking |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **go** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I |  |  |  | ever |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **swim** *in a quote* | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **think** |  | Noah |  |  |  |  |  | nom thinking «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 actually changed things?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:t9:2
# text = What actually changed things?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past |  | things |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Learning how to push bigger kids under the water before they push him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:t9:o1:1
# text = Learning how to push bigger kids under the water before they push him
1	Learning	learn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	nsubj	_	_
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	push	push	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	push	push	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **push** | to-infinitive |  | bigger kids |  | the water |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent kid=Theme under water=Trajectory |
| 3 | **push** | present | kids *= kid* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Going back with Dad and telling the lifeguard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:t9:o2:1
# text = Going back with Dad and telling the lifeguard
1	Going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with Dad | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | the lifeguard |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lifeguard=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Swimming in a different pool alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:t9:o3:1
# text = Swimming in a different pool alone
1	Swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | gerund |  |  |  | a different pool |  | alone *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pool=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Staying home every swimming day for a year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:t9:o4:1
# text = Staying home every swimming day for a year
1	Staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | gerund |  |  |  |  | day; year | home *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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