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title: "Eh, bud, just bike off, it's only a scratch," says Dylan's buddy in… — Owning up: the broken vase and the los… · tree and pragmatics
description: "Eh, bud, just bike off, it's only a scratch," says Dylan's buddy in Toronto. What does the law expect of drivers in many countries? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 89 «Owning up: the broken vase and the lost library book» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Test 2 · ★ · Owning up: the broken vase and the lost library book

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"Eh, bud, just bike off, it's only a scratch," says Dylan's buddy in Toronto. What does the law expect of drivers in many countries?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bike, buddy, law · **What happens:** be, say, expect · **To what, where:** scratch, many countries · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 89 «Owning up: the broken vase and the lost library book» 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/89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "Eh, bud, just bike off, it's only a scratch," says Dylan's buddy in Toronto.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t2:1
# text = "Eh, bud, just bike off, it's only a scratch," says Dylan's buddy in Toronto.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Eh	eh	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	bud	bud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
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	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	scratch	scratch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
17	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	Dylan	Dylan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	buddy	buddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Toronto	Toronto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | bike | a scratch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Dylan's buddy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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:* What does the law expect of drivers in many countries?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t2:2
# text = What does the law expect of drivers in many countries?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	expect	expect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | present · do-support | the law |  |  | many countries |  | of drivers | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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To drive off as fast as they can so nobody sees them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t2:o1:1
# text = To drive off as fast as they can so nobody sees them
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	drive	drive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive off** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **see** | present | nobody | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

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

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To leave their name if they hit a parked car

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t2:o2:1
# text = To leave their name if they hit a parked car
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	parked	park	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | to-infinitive |  | their name |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 2 | **hit** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | they | a parked car |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme car=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **park** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **name** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To wait in the car until the owner happens to find them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t2:o3:1
# text = To wait in the car until the owner happens to find them
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the car |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in car=Location |
| 2 | **happen** | present | the owner |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **find** | to-infinitive | the owner *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To scratch the other side so the car looks even again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t2:o4:1
# text = To scratch the other side so the car looks even again
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	scratch	scratch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scratch** | to-infinitive |  | the other side |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | present | the car |  |  |  | again |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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