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description: Kai's coach says, "If a ten-year-old can die in a crash, then kids are never safe." What's wrong with it? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 2 «Grief has no timetable: houses, anniversaries and big questions» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 9 · ★ · Grief has no timetable: houses, anniversaries and big ques…

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Kai's coach says, "If a ten-year-old can die in a crash, then kids are never safe." What's wrong with it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** coach, kids · **What happens:** say, die, not be, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 2 «Grief has no timetable: houses, anniversaries and big questions» 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/2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kai's coach says, "If a ten-year-old can die in a crash, then kids are never safe."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t9:1
# text = Kai's coach says, "If a ten-year-old can die in a crash, then kids are never safe."
1	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	advcl	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	24	advmod	_	_
21	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj	_	_
22	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
23	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
24	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Kai's coach |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **die** *in a quote* | can |  |  |  |  |  | in a crash | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in crash=Attribute |
| 3 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | kids |  |  |  | then | safe *property* | tree rules |

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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's wrong with it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t9:2
# text = What's wrong with it?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with crash; wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Car crashes only ever happen to children, never adults

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t9:o1:1
# text = Car crashes only ever happen to children, never adults
1	Car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crashes	crash	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crash** | present | Car |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **happen** | infinitive | Car *not said here* |  |  |  | ever | to children | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The coach is right, so kids should stop playing sport

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t9:o2:1
# text = The coach is right, so kids should stop playing sport
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the coach |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | should | kids |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **play** | gerund | kids *not said here* | sport |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sport=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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One terrible event feels huge, but most children grow up safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t9:o3:1
# text = One terrible event feels huge, but most children grow up safe
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | One terrible event |  |  |  |  | huge *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **grow up** | present | most children |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing, children are never safe anywhere, at any time, in any place

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t9:o4:1
# text = Nothing, children are never safe anywhere, at any time, in any place
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  | anywhere, safe *property* | tree rules |

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