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title: Molly: "So by your rules the best goalie in the world isn't a footba… — The football argument that goes in cir… · tree and pragmatics
description: Molly: "So by your rules the best goalie in the world isn't a footballer. Big brain move, Freddie." What does "big brain move" mean here? Test 9 · ★★★ 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 t
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# Test 9 · ★★★ · The football argument that goes in circles

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Molly: "So by your rules the best goalie in the world isn't a footballer. Big brain move, Freddie." What does "big brain move" mean here?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** best goalie, your, big brain move · **What happens:** not be, rule, mean · **To what, where:** footballer

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This is test 9 · ★★★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Molly: "So by your rules the best goalie in the world isn't a footballer.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t9:1
# text = Molly: "So by your rules the best goalie in the world isn't a footballer.
1	Molly	Molly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	So	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	goalie	goalie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | the best goalie in the world | a footballer |  |  |  | by your rules | tree rules |
| 2 | **rule** *in a quote* |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=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:* Big brain move, Freddie."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t9:2
# text = Big brain move, Freddie."
1	Big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Freddie	Freddie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* What does "big brain move" mean here?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t9:3
# text = What does "big brain move" mean here?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | big brain move |  |  | here |  |  | 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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A sarcastic way of saying the idea is silly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t9:o1:1
# text = A sarcastic way of saying the idea is silly
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sarcastic	sarcastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a sarcastic way *not said here* | the idea |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent idea=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | a sarcastic way |  |  |  |  | silly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A football tactic for goalkeepers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t9:o2:1
# text = A football tactic for goalkeepers
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tactic	tactic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	goalkeepers	goalkeeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A real compliment for a clever idea that nobody had thought of before

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t9:o3:1
# text = A real compliment for a clever idea that nobody had thought of before
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	compliment	compliment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	before	before	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past · perfect | nobody | a clever idea *not said here* |  |  |  | before *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot idea=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A move where you head the ball

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:170-the-football-argument-that-goes-in-circles:t9:o4:1
# text = A move where you head the ball
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **head** |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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