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title: A Gen Alpha boy says, «the killer clown is coming to our school, it'… — Scary films, games, hospitals and what… · tree and pragmatics
description: A Gen Alpha boy says, «the killer clown is coming to our school, it's on TikTok, no cap.» Best response? Test 4 of lesson 71 «Scary films, games, hospitals and what helps» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 4 · Scary films, games, hospitals and what helps

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A Gen Alpha boy says, «the killer clown is coming to our school, it's on TikTok, no cap.» Best response?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Gen boy, killer clown, clown · **What happens:** say, come, be · **To what, where:** school, TikTok · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 of lesson 71 «Scary films, games, hospitals and what helps» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Gen Alpha boy says, «the killer clown is coming to our school, it's on TikTok, no cap.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps:t4:1
# text = A Gen Alpha boy says, «the killer clown is coming to our school, it's on TikTok, no cap.»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	Alpha	Alpha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	killer	killer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	clown	clown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	TikTok	TikTok	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	23	det	_	_
23	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Gen boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **come** *in a quote* | present · progressive | the killer clown |  |  | our school |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | clown |  |  | TikTok |  |  | 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:* Best response?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps:t4:2
# text = Best response?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Share it so everyone is ready

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps:t4:o1:1
# text = Share it so everyone is ready
1	Share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | everyone |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Scary online stories are often made up; tell a grown-up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps:t4:o2:1
# text = Scary online stories are often made up; tell a grown-up
1	Scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	often	often	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	grown	grown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | present · passive |  | Scary online stories |  |  |  | often *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | a grown up |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent up=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Stay home from school for a week until the police have caught it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps:t4:o3:1
# text = Stay home from school for a week until the police have caught it
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|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 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | school | week | home *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **catch** | present · perfect · passive |  | the police |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Believe it because lots of people saw it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps:t4:o4:1
# text = Believe it because lots of people saw it
1	Believe	believe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 2 | **see** | past | lots of people | it |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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