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title: At her dog's funeral in the garden, Mia's cousin snaps, "Shut up, yo… — Olympiad: thinking traps and what help… · tree and pragmatics
description: At her dog's funeral in the garden, Mia's cousin snaps, "Shut up, you're ALWAYS crying, you baby." Which word is the trap? Test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 32 «Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★

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At her dog's funeral in the garden, Mia's cousin snaps, "Shut up, you're ALWAYS crying, you baby." Which word is the trap?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cousin, you, word · **What happens:** snap, shut up, cry, baby, be · **To what, where:** funeral, trap · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 32 «Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★» 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/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* At her dog's funeral in the garden, Mia's cousin snaps, "Shut up, you're ALWAYS crying, you baby."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first:t6:1
# text = At her dog's funeral in the garden, Mia's cousin snaps, "Shut up, you're ALWAYS crying, you baby."
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
10	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	snaps	snap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Shut	shut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	xcomp	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	ALWAYS	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	22	advmod	_	_
22	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap** | present | Mia's cousin |  |  | her dog's funeral in the garden |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **shut up** *in a quote* | participle | Mia's cousin *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present · progressive | you |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **baby** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* Which word is the trap?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first:t6:2
# text = Which word is the trap?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | which word | the trap |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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"crying": crying at a funeral is wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first:t6:o1:1
# text = "crying": crying at a funeral is wrong
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  | a funeral |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at funeral=Location |
| 3 | **is** | present | crying |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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None: the cousin is completely right

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first:t6:o2:1
# text = None: the cousin is completely right
1	None	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | None |  |  |  |  | completely, right *property* | tree rules |

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

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"always": she is crying about a real loss

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first:t6:o3:1
# text = "always": she is crying about a real loss
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | present · progressive | she |  |  |  |  | about a real loss; always *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about loss=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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"baby": she is young, so it's a fair word

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first:t6:o4:1
# text = "baby": she is young, so it's a fair word
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | baby |  |  |  |  | young *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | baby | a fair word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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