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title: Dad, holding his nose: "Nappy number nine today. Pass the wipes and… — A new baby in the house · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad, holding his nose: "Nappy number nine today. Pass the wipes and the cream, quick." What is normal here? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 19 «A new baby in the house» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice w
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# Test 9 · ★ · A new baby in the house

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Dad, holding his nose: "Nappy number nine today. Pass the wipes and the cream, quick." What is normal here?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, you · **What happens:** hold, pass, be · **To what, where:** nose, wipes

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 19 «A new baby in the house» 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/19-a-new-baby-in-the-house/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad, holding his nose: "Nappy number nine today.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t9:1
# text = Dad, holding his nose: "Nappy number nine today.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Nappy	nappy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
10	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	appos	_	_
11	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | gerund | Dad and Nappy number *not said here* | his nose |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nose=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:* Pass the wipes and the cream, quick."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t9:2
# text = Pass the wipes and the cream, quick."
1	Pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wipes	wipe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | imperative | you *not said here* | the wipes and the cream |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wipe=Trajectory |

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*Sentence 3:* What is normal here?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t9:3
# text = What is normal here?
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	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | here |  | normal *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Dad is using far too many nappies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t9:o1:1
# text = Dad is using far too many nappies
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	nappies	nappy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · progressive | Dad | many nappies |  |  |  | far *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nappy=Patient |

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

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A baby needs many nappy changes a day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t9:o2:1
# text = A baby needs many nappy changes a day
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	nappy	nappy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | a baby | many nappy changes  a day |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot change=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The baby should be using the toilet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t9:o3:1
# text = The baby should be using the toilet
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | should · progressive |  | the baby |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The baby is ill and needs a doctor straight away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t9:o4:1
# text = The baby is ill and needs a doctor straight away
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the baby |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | the baby *not said here* | a doctor |  |  |  | away *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot doctor=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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