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title: Lunch lady: "You've spent all break on a sausage. Go outside, the bo… — The football argument that goes in cir… · tree and pragmatics
description: Lunch lady: "You've spent all break on a sausage. Go outside, the both of you." What would actually settle the hot dog question? Test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 170 «The football argument that goes in circles» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 10 · ★★★ · The football argument that goes in circles

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Lunch lady: "You've spent all break on a sausage. Go outside, the both of you." What would actually settle the hot dog question?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** You · **What happens:** spend, go, settle · **To what, where:** break, sausage, both, hot dog question

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This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 170 «The football argument that goes in circles» 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/170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Lunch lady: "You've spent all break on a sausage.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t10:1
# text = Lunch lady: "You've spent all break on a sausage.
1	Lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sausage	sausage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** *in a quote* | present · perfect | You | all break |  |  |  | on a sausage *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent break=Asset on sausage=Goal |

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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:* Go outside, the both of you."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t10:2
# text = Go outside, the both of you."
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* | both |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What would actually settle the hot dog question?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t10:3
# text = What would actually settle the hot dog question?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	settle	settle	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **settle** | would |  | the hot dog question |  |  |  | actually *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Agreeing first what "sandwich" means

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t10:o1:1
# text = Agreeing first what "sandwich" means
1	Agreeing	agree	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sandwich** *in a quote* |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | Agreeing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Asking the lunch lady to have a vote on it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t10:o2:1
# text = Asking the lunch lady to have a vote on it
1	Asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  | the lunch lady |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent lady=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | a vote |  | vote |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vote=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Eating the hot dog quickly before it's cold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t10:o3:1
# text = Eating the hot dog quickly before it's cold
1	Eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  | the hot dog |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | dog |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Arguing for another 20 minutes after school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t10:o4:1
# text = Arguing for another 20 minutes after school
1	Arguing	argue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | gerund |  |  |  |  | minute |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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