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title: Lily's friend goes, "I can't go to Miss alone, I'll die of cringe."… — Getting through it: who helps, what he… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Getting through it: who helps, what helps, and looking back

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Lily's friend goes, "I can't go to Miss alone, I'll die of cringe." ("Cringe" means embarrassment.) What helps?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friend, I, Cringe · **What happens:** go, not go, die, mean, help · **To what, where:** Miss, embarrassment · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 30 «Getting through it: who helps, what helps, and looking back» 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/30-getting-through-it-who-helps-what-helps-and-looking-back/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Lily's friend goes, "I can't go to Miss alone, I'll die of cringe."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:30-getting-through-it-who-helps-what-helps-and-looking-back:t5:1
# text = Lily's friend goes, "I can't go to Miss alone, I'll die of cringe."
1	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	cringe	cringe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Lily's friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **go** *in a quote* | can | I |  | Miss |  |  | alone *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to miss=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **die** *in a quote* | future | I |  |  |  |  | of cringe | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of cringe=Causer |

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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:* ("Cringe" means embarrassment.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:30-getting-through-it-who-helps-what-helps-and-looking-back:t5:2
# text = ("Cringe" means embarrassment.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Cringe	cringe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Cringe | embarrassment |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent embarrassment=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What helps?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:30-getting-through-it-who-helps-what-helps-and-looking-back:t5:3
# text = What helps?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Telling Miss without her knowing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:30-getting-through-it-who-helps-what-helps-and-looking-back:t5:o1:1
# text = Telling Miss without her knowing
1	Telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
5	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | Miss |  |  | without Miss | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent miss=Recipient |
| 2 | **know** | gerund | Telling |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Waiting until the end of term

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:30-getting-through-it-who-helps-what-helps-and-looking-back:t5:o2:1
# text = Waiting until the end of term
1	Waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	until	until	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | gerund |  |  |  |  | until the end of term |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Going together, so she isn't alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:30-getting-through-it-who-helps-what-helps-and-looking-back:t5:o3:1
# text = Going together, so she isn't alone
1	Going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
2	together	together	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
8	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go together** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **be** | present | she |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Telling her to sort it out herself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:30-getting-through-it-who-helps-what-helps-and-looking-back:t5:o4:1
# text = Telling her to sort it out herself
1	Telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	sort	sort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
7	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sort out** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | it |  |  |  | herself *= she* *obl* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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