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title: Table 3: "First is too fast, last is too slow, what are we meant to… — The whole class punished, and "you did… · tree and pragmatics
description: Table 3: "First is too fast, last is too slow, what are we meant to do, finish in the middle and hope?" Which is true? Test 7 of lesson 168 «The whole class punished, and "you didn't say no"» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Test 7 · The whole class punished, and "you didn't say no"

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Table 3: "First is too fast, last is too slow, what are we meant to do, finish in the middle and hope?" Which is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Table, we · **What happens:** be, do, finish · **To what, where:** middle

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This is test 7 of lesson 168 «The whole class punished, and "you didn't say no"» 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/168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Table 3: "First is too fast, last is too slow, what are we meant to do, finish in the middle and hope?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t7:1
# text = Table 3: "First is too fast, last is too slow, what are we meant to do, finish in the middle and hope?"
1	Table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
2	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	First	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	obj	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Table *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast, first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** *in a quote* |  | Table *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Table |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | we |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **do** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **finish** *in a quote* | infinitive | we *not said here* |  |  | the middle and hope |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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:* Which is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t7:2
# text = Which is true?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	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	_	_
```

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| # | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Stickers should only ever go to the very slowest table

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t7:o1:1
# text = Stickers should only ever go to the very slowest table
1	Stickers	sticker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	slowest	slow	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | should | Stickers |  |  | the slowest table | ever |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to table=Initial\_Location |

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

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The rule should be clear before the race starts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t7:o2:1
# text = The rule should be clear before the race starts
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | should | the rule |  |  |  |  | clear *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **start** | present | the race |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Table 3 should always try to finish right in the middle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t7:o3:1
# text = Table 3 should always try to finish right in the middle
1	Table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
2	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	flat	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	right	right	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | should |  |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **finish** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the middle |  | right *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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There is no fair way at all to give out the stickers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t7:o4:1
# text = There is no fair way at all to give out the stickers
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stickers	sticker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | no fair way at all |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **give out** | to-infinitive | no fair way at all *not said here* | the stickers |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent sticker=Theme |

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