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title: Sam's mum: "That's not an argument, love, that's a tantrum with a ke… — "It's on TikTok so it's true" and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Sam's mum: "That's not an argument, love, that's a tantrum with a keyboard." What should Sam do? Test 4 of lesson 175 «"It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Test 4 · "It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section

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Sam's mum: "That's not an argument, love, that's a tantrum with a keyboard." What should Sam do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mum, that, Sam · **What happens:** not be, be, do · **To what, where:** argument, tantrum

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This is test 4 of lesson 175 «"It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section» 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/175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sam's mum: "That's not an argument, love, that's a tantrum with a keyboard."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t4:1
# text = Sam's mum: "That's not an argument, love, that's a tantrum with a keyboard."
1	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	tantrum	tantrum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	keyboard	keyboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	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 | Sam's mum | a argument and love and a tantrum |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | a tantrum |  |  |  | with a keyboard | tree rules |

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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:* What should Sam do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t4:2
# text = What should Sam do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	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 | **do** | should | Sam |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Stop using the internet forever and never go back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t4:o1:1
# text = Stop using the internet forever and never go back
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | you *not said here* | the internet |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent internet=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **go back** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Reply with an even worse insult to win the fight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t4:o2:1
# text = Reply with an even worse insult to win the fight
1	Reply	reply	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	insult	insult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with a worse insult | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent with insult=Eventuality |
| 2 | **win** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the fight |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Look for reasons, and feel free to disagree

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t4:o3:1
# text = Look for reasons, and feel free to disagree
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	disagree	disagree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for reasons | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for reason=Theme |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **disagree** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Agree with the comment, so he isn't called stupid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t4:o4:1
# text = Agree with the comment, so he isn't called stupid
1	Agree	agree	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
11	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the comment | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with comment=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **not** **call** | present · passive |  | he |  |  |  | stupid *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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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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