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title: Kofi's coach calls his dad a "touchline dad". ("Touchline dad" means… — Humiliated in front of everyone: the m… · tree and pragmatics
description: Kofi's coach calls his dad a "touchline dad". ("Touchline dad" means a dad who shouts a lot at matches.) Why do some parents shout like that? Test 6 of lesson 9 «Humiliated in front of everyone: the moment that won't go away» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Test 6 · Humiliated in front of everyone: the moment that won't go…

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Kofi's coach calls his dad a "touchline dad". ("Touchline dad" means a dad who shouts a lot at matches.) Why do some parents shout like that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** coach, Touchline dad, dad, parents · **What happens:** call, mean, shout, do · **To what, where:** dad, lot, matches · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 of lesson 9 «Humiliated in front of everyone: the moment that won't go away» 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/9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kofi's coach calls his dad a "touchline dad".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:t6:1
# text = Kofi's coach calls his dad a "touchline dad".
1	Kofi	Kofi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	touchline	touchline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | Kofi's coach |  | coach's dad |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dad=Recipient |

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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:* ("Touchline dad" means a dad who shouts a lot at matches.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:t6:2
# text = ("Touchline dad" means a dad who shouts a lot at matches.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Touchline	Touchline	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	matches	match	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Touchline dad | a dad |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Topic |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | a dad | a lot |  | matches |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* Why do some parents shout like that?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:t6:3
# text = Why do some parents shout like that?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shout	shout	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | some parents *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | some parents |  |  |  |  | like that | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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They hate their children and want them to lose

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:t6:o1:1
# text = They hate their children and want them to lose
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hate	hate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present | They | their children |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |
| 2 | **want** | present | They *not said here* | children *= child* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lose** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | children *= child* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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They want their child to do well, but it can sting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:t6:o2:1
# text = They want their child to do well, but it can sting
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	sting	sting	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | They | their child |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | their child *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sting** | can | child |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shouting is the only way football can be learned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:t6:o3:1
# text = Shouting is the only way football can be learned
1	Shouting	shouting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	learned	learn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Shouting | the only way football |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **learn** | can · passive |  | the only way football *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V» |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They have been told to by the coach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:t6:o4:1
# text = They have been told to by the coach
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	xcomp	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · perfect · passive | the coach | They |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |

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