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description: Leo: "Oh yeah, I spent my whole Saturday hunting thorns. That's my hobby now." What is he teasing? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 162 «Who stole the remote? Jumping to conclusions at home» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Test 3 · ★ · Who stole the remote? Jumping to conclusions at home

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Leo: "Oh yeah, I spent my whole Saturday hunting thorns. That's my hobby now." What is he teasing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Leo, That · **What happens:** spend, be, tease · **To what, where:** whole Saturday hunting thorns, hobby

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 162 «Who stole the remote? Jumping to conclusions at home» of the world 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/world/162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Leo: "Oh yeah, I spent my whole Saturday hunting thorns.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t3:1
# text = Leo: "Oh yeah, I spent my whole Saturday hunting thorns.
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	_
5	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
12	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	thorns	thorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** *in a quote* | past | Leo | my whole Saturday hunting thorns |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thorn=Asset |

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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:* That's my hobby now."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t3:2
# text = That's my hobby now."
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hobby	hobby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | my hobby |  |  | now |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What is he teasing?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t3:3
# text = What is he teasing?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	teasing	tease	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | present · progressive | Leo |  |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The jump from "I rode it" to "I did it on purpose"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t3:o1:1
# text = The jump from "I rode it" to "I did it on purpose"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jump	jump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** *in a quote* | past | I | jump |  | purpose |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent it=Location |
| 2 | **do** *in a quote* | past | I | jump |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The silly idea that thorns could ever grow on a pavement

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t3:o2:1
# text = The silly idea that thorns could ever grow on a pavement
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	thorns	thorn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pavement	pavement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thorn** | present | the silly idea |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | could | the silly idea |  |  | a pavement | ever |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on pavement=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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His own bad riding

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t3:o3:1
# text = His own bad riding
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	riding	riding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom riding «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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His sister for owning a bike

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t3:o4:1
# text = His sister for owning a bike
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	owning	own	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | gerund | His sister *not said here* | a bike |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot bike=Theme |

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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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