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description: In a cartoon, a character with a stammer is always the joke. What's the real-life lesson? Test 8 of lesson 21 «Left out: the party, the new school, the third wheel» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Test 8 · Left out: the party, the new school, the third wheel

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In a cartoon, a character with a stammer is always the joke. What's the real-life lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** character, life lesson · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** joke, cartoon

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This is test 8 of lesson 21 «Left out: the party, the new school, the third wheel» 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/21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a character with a stammer is always the joke.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:t8:1
# text = In a cartoon, a character with a stammer is always the joke.
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	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stammer	stammer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	13	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a character with a stammer | the joke |  | a cartoon |  | always *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 the real-life lesson?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:t8:2
# text = What's the real-life lesson?
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	7	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	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 life lesson |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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People with a stammer need time, not laughter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:t8:o1:1
# text = People with a stammer need time, not laughter
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	stammer	stammer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | People with a stammer |  |  |  | time |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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People who stammer should stop talking altogether

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:t8:o2:1
# text = People who stammer should stop talking altogether
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stammer	stammer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stammer** *speech: other* | present | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stop** | should | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **talk** | gerund | People *not said here* |  |  |  |  | altogether *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Stammering is always funny and harmless to mock

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:t8:o3:1
# text = Stammering is always funny and harmless to mock
1	Stammering	stammering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	mock	mock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Stammering |  |  |  |  | always, funny *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Stammering *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mock** | to-infinitive | Stammering *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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People who stammer don't mind being laughed at

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:t8:o4:1
# text = People who stammer don't mind being laughed at
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stammer	stammer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	mind	mind	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	xcomp	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stammer** *speech: other* | present | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **mind** | do-support | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **laugh** | gerund · passive | People *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V» |

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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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