---
title: «Giving blood?? Nah, it's gonna kill me, it's mad scary,» says a boy… — Gifts of life: organ donation and givi… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Giving blood?? Nah, it's gonna kill me, it's mad scary,» says a boy in Leicester. What's true? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 78 «Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/t2/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/) / [Gifts of life: organ donation and givi…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/) / t2

# Test 2 · ★ · Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Giving blood?? Nah, it's gonna kill me, it's mad scary,» says a boy in Leicester. What's true?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** blood · **What happens:** give, be, say · **To what, where:** blood, boy, Leicester · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 78 «Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood» 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/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/#t2).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Giving blood??

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t2:1
# text = «Giving blood??
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** *in a quote* | gerund |  | blood |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Nah, it's gonna kill me, it's mad scary,» says a boy in Leicester.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t2:2
# text = Nah, it's gonna kill me, it's mad scary,» says a boy in Leicester.
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	gonna	gonna	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
15	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Leicester	Leicester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | blood |  |  |  |  | kill *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | blood |  |  |  |  | scary *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present |  | a boy |  | Leicester |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent boy=Theme in leicester=Manner |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t2:3
# text = What's true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only doctors can give blood safely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t2:o1:1
# text = Only doctors can give blood safely
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | can | doctors | blood |  |  |  | safely *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a quick pinch, and the body makes more blood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t2:o2:1
# text = It's a quick pinch, and the body makes more blood
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pinch	pinch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a quick pinch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | the body | more blood |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset blood=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It always hurts for weeks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t2:o3:1
# text = It always hurts for weeks
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present | It |  |  |  | week | always *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can lose all of your blood in one go if the needle slips

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t2:o4:1
# text = You can lose all of your blood in one go if the needle slips
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	go	go	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	slips	slip	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | can | You | all |  | one go |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent all=Eventuality |
| 2 | **slip** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the needle |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Gifts of life: organ donation and givi…, test 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/t1/)
- next →: [Gifts of life: organ donation and givi…, test 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/t3/)
- ↑ back to [Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/)