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description: Mum and Dad hug and kiss in the hallway. Your little sister says "yuck, they must be getting married again". What is true? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 14 «Grown-ups who argue and make up» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 10 · ★ · Grown-ups who argue and make up

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Mum and Dad hug and kiss in the hallway. Your little sister says "yuck, they must be getting married again". What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mum, little sister · **What happens:** hug, kiss, say, marry, be · **To what, where:** hallway, yuck, Mum · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 14 «Grown-ups who argue and make up» of the adult life 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/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum and Dad hug and kiss in the hallway.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t10:1
# text = Mum and Dad hug and kiss in the hallway.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	hug	hug	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	kiss	kiss	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hallway	hallway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hug** | present | Mum and Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **kiss** | present | Mum and Dad *not said here* |  |  | the hallway |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=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:* Your little sister says "yuck, they must be getting married again".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t10:2
# text = Your little sister says "yuck, they must be getting married again".
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	yuck	yuck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
11	getting	get	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
13	again	again	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your little sister | yuck |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **marry** *in a quote* | must · passive |  | Mum |  |  | again |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t10:3
# text = What is true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	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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Kissing in the hall means they had a row

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t10:o1:1
# text = Kissing in the hall means they had a row
1	Kissing	kiss	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kiss** | gerund |  |  |  | the hall |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Kissing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | past | they | a row |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent row=Patient |

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

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Grown-ups in love just show affection with hugs and kisses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t10:o2:1
# text = Grown-ups in love just show affection with hugs and kisses
1	Grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	hugs	hug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	kisses	kiss	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | present | Grown ups in love | affection |  |  |  | with hugs and kisses | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent affection=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Kissing means they will have a second wedding next summer with all the family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t10:o3:1
# text = Kissing means they will have a second wedding next summer with all the family
1	Kissing	kiss	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	14	det:predet	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kiss** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | future | they | a second wedding |  |  | summer | with all family | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wedding=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They are pretending for a photo

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t10:o4:1
# text = They are pretending for a photo
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | present · progressive | They |  |  |  |  | for a photo | tree rules |

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