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title: Grandad, cross: "I don't need a bloody stick, I'm not an invalid!" W… — When Grandma and Grandad need more help · tree and pragmatics
description: Grandad, cross: "I don't need a bloody stick, I'm not an invalid!" Why might he say this? Test 9 · ★★ of lesson 23 «When Grandma and Grandad need more help» 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 wa
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# Test 9 · ★★ · When Grandma and Grandad need more help

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Grandad, cross: "I don't need a bloody stick, I'm not an invalid!" Why might he say this?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, he · **What happens:** not need, not be, say · **To what, where:** bloody stick, invalid, this · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 23 «When Grandma and Grandad need more help» 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/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grandad, cross: "I don't need a bloody stick, I'm not an invalid!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t9:1
# text = Grandad, cross: "I don't need a bloody stick, I'm not an invalid!"
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bloody	bloody	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	invalid	invalid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** *in a quote* | present · do-support | I | a bloody stick |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot stick=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | I | a invalid |  |  |  |  | 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:* Why might he say this?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t9:2
# text = Why might he say this?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | might | he | this |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent this=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The stick is too heavy for him to lift

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t9:o1:1
# text = The stick is too heavy for him to lift
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	lift	lift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the stick |  |  |  |  | for him *= he*; heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lift** | to-infinitive | the stick *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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He hates losing his independence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t9:o2:1
# text = He hates losing his independence
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	independence	independence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lose** *not said to happen* | gerund | He *not said here* | his independence |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent independence=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Sticks are only used by people with broken legs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t9:o3:1
# text = Sticks are only used by people with broken legs
1	Sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive | people with broken legs | Sticks |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He is planning to go running every morning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t9:o4:1
# text = He is planning to go running every morning
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	planning	plan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | present · progressive | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **run** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  | morning |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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