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title: A week after his wife died, Mr Dunn shouts at kids whose ball keeps… — Olympiad: reading hidden feelings in h… · tree and pragmatics
description: A week after his wife died, Mr Dunn shouts at kids whose ball keeps hitting his fence. Which reading is kind AND fits the clues? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 31 «Olympiad: reading hidden feelings in hard times ★★★» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Olympiad: reading hidden feelings in hard times ★★★

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A week after his wife died, Mr Dunn shouts at kids whose ball keeps hitting his fence. Which reading is kind AND fits the clues?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** wife, Mr, ball, reading · **What happens:** die, shout, keep, hit, be, fit · **To what, where:** week, fence, clues

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 31 «Olympiad: reading hidden feelings in hard times ★★★» 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/31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A week after his wife died, Mr Dunn shouts at kids whose ball keeps hitting his fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:t4:1
# text = A week after his wife died, Mr Dunn shouts at kids whose ball keeps hitting his fence.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	Dunn	Dunn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
10	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	hitting	hit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	xcomp	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | his wife | a week *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Mr |  |  |  | week | at kids | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **keep** | present | ball |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **hit** | gerund | ball *not said here* | Mr's fence |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fence=Co-Theme |

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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:* Which reading is kind AND fits the clues?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:t4:2
# text = Which reading is kind AND fits the clues?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	AND	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fits	fit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	clues	clue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which reading |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fit** | present | which reading *not said here* | the clues |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clue=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Grief may be in the shouting, though the ball still bothers him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:t4:o1:1
# text = Grief may be in the shouting, though the ball still bothers him
1	Grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shouting	shouting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	still	still	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	bothers	bother	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | may | Grief |  |  | the shouting |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bother** | present | the ball | him *= he* |  |  | still |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Shouting means he must be a dangerous man

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:t4:o2:1
# text = Shouting means he must be a dangerous man
1	Shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | must | he | a dangerous man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He has always hated every child in the street

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:t4:o3:1
# text = He has always hated every child in the street
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	hated	hate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present · perfect | He | every child |  | the street |  | always *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He is only pretending to be sad about his wife so that people feel sorry

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:t4:o4:1
# text = He is only pretending to be sad about his wife so that people feel sorry
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
15	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | present · progressive | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about his wife; sad *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | present | people |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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