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title: Leo: "Round and round we go. You're a washing machine, Lucas." What… — The football argument that goes in cir… · tree and pragmatics
description: Leo: "Round and round we go. You're a washing machine, Lucas." What does he mean? Test 3 · ★★★ 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 question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 3 · ★★★ · The football argument that goes in circles

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Leo: "Round and round we go. You're a washing machine, Lucas." What does he mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** we, You, Leo · **What happens:** go, be, mean · **To what, where:** washing machine

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This is test 3 · ★★★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Leo: "Round and round we go.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t3:1
# text = Leo: "Round and round we go.
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Round	round	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	round	round	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* You're a washing machine, Lucas."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t3:2
# text = You're a washing machine, Lucas."
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Lucas	Lucas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | You | a washing machine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What does he mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t3:3
# text = What does he mean?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	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	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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 | **mean** | present · do-support | Leo |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

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

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Lucas's reason and claim keep pointing at each other

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t3:o1:1
# text = Lucas's reason and claim keep pointing at each other
1	Lucas	Lucas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	pointing	point	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	7	obl	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Lucas's reason and claim |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **point** | gerund | Lucas's reason and claim *not said here* |  |  | each |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Lucas's team plays round in circles and never goes forward towards goal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t3:o2:1
# text = Lucas's team plays round in circles and never goes forward towards goal
1	Lucas	Lucas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	round	round	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	circles	circle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | Lucas's team |  |  | circles |  | round *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **go** | present | Lucas's team *not said here* |  |  | goal |  | forward *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme towards goal=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Lucas is good at spinning on the pitch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t3:o3:1
# text = Lucas is good at spinning on the pitch
1	Lucas	Lucas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	spinning	spin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pitch	pitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lucas |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spin** | gerund |  |  |  | the pitch |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on pitch=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Lucas's kit needs washing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t3:o4:1
# text = Lucas's kit needs washing
1	Lucas	Lucas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Lucas's kit | washing |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot washing=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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