--- title: Ruby shouts, "my brain's literally broken!" after another bad times… — I failed: the missed penalty, the lost… · tree and pragmatics description: Ruby shouts, "my brain's literally broken!" after another bad times table test. What's the better thought? Test 11 of lesson 24 «I failed: the missed penalty, the lost race, the bad mark» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark/t11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Reflection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/) / [I failed: the missed penalty, the lost…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark/) / t11 # Test 11 · I failed: the missed penalty, the lost race, the bad mark Ruby shouts, "my brain's literally broken!" after another bad times table test. What's the better thought? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ruby, better thought · **What happens:** shout, break, be · **To what, where:** brain · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 of lesson 24 «I failed: the missed penalty, the lost race, the bad mark» 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/24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ruby shouts, "my brain's literally broken!" after another bad times table test. ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:t11:1 # text = Ruby shouts, "my brain's literally broken!" after another bad times table test. 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shouts shout VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 brain brain NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 literally literally ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ! ! PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 12 after after ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 13 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 17 det _ _ 14 bad bad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 nmod:unmarked _ _ 16 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 compound _ _ 17 test test NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Ruby | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **break** *in a quote* | participle · passive | | my brain | | | after another table test bad times | literally *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | 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. *Sentence 2:* What's the better thought? ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:t11:2 # text = What's the better thought? 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 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 amod _ _ 5 thought thought NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the better thought | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} "Not yet; I need a different way to practise" ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:t11:o1:1 # text = "Not yet; I need a different way to practise" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 3 yet yet ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 need need VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 practise practise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **need** *in a quote* | present | I | a different way | | | yet | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot way=Theme | | 2 | **practise** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | a different way *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} "My brain is broken and will never work" ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:t11:o2:1 # text = "My brain is broken and will never work" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 brain brain NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 work work VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** *in a quote* | present · passive | | My brain | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 2 | **not** **work** *in a quote* | future | | | | | | | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} "Times tables are pointless anyway" ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:t11:o3:1 # text = "Times tables are pointless anyway" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 compound _ _ 3 tables table NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 4 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 pointless pointless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 anyway anyway ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Times tables | | | | | anyway, pointless *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} "I should give up maths altogether" ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:t11:o4:1 # text = "I should give up maths altogether" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 up up ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 6 maths math NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 altogether altogether ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give up** *in a quote* | should | I | maths | | | | altogether *property* | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Source | **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. 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