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# Test 9 · ★★ · Fights, racism and being a bystander

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In a cartoon, the hero walks past a kid getting bullied because "it's not my business". The next episode he's still the hero. What's off?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** hero, kid, next episode · **What happens:** walk, get, bully, not be, be · **To what, where:** cartoon, business, hero

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This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 20 «Fights, racism and being a bystander» 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/20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, the hero walks past a kid getting bullied because "it's not my business".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t9:1
# text = In a cartoon, the hero walks past a kid getting bullied because "it's not my business".
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	past	past	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	bullied	bully	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	_
13	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
18	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | the hero |  |  | a cartoon |  | past a kid | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cartoon=Trajectory |
| 2 | **get** | gerund | a kid *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **bully** | participle | a kid *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | hero | my business |  |  |  |  | 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:* The next episode he's still the hero.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t9:2
# text = The next episode he's still the hero.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	episode	episode	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the next episode | the hero |  |  | still |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What's off?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t9:3
# text = What's off?
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	3	cop	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Bullying is fine in cartoons, so it's not off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t9:o1:1
# text = Bullying is fine in cartoons, so it's not off
1	Bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	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	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
11	off	off	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Bullying |  |  | cartoons |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be off** | present | Bullying |  |  |  |  | off *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nothing; minding your own business is the most heroic thing to do

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t9:o2:1
# text = Nothing; minding your own business is the most heroic thing to do
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
3	minding	mind	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	10	advmod	_	_
10	heroic	heroic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mind** | gerund |  | your own business |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent business=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | minding | the heroic thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Real heroes, even small ones, help or get help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t9:o3:1
# text = Real heroes, even small ones, help or get help
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	heroes	hero	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
11	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | infinitive |  | help |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Heroes only help people they already know

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t9:o4:1
# text = Heroes only help people they already know
1	Heroes	hero	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	already	already	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Heroes | people |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **know** | present | Heroes *= hero* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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