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description: Mum after the news: «Those poor families, I've sent twenty quid to the Red Cross.» Why did she do it? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 32 «Bad news, protests and helping others» 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 
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# Test 5 · ★ · Bad news, protests and helping others

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Mum after the news: «Those poor families, I've sent twenty quid to the Red Cross.» Why did she do it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mum · **What happens:** send, do · **To what, where:** Mum, quid

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 32 «Bad news, protests and helping others» 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/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum after the news: «Those poor families, I've sent twenty quid to the Red Cross.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t5:1
# text = Mum after the news: «Those poor families, I've sent twenty quid to the Red Cross.»
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
2	after	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
8	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	quid	quid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
19	Cross	Cross	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive |  | Mum after the news |  |  |  | to the Red Cross | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Destination quid=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:* Why did she do it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t5:2
# text = Why did she do it?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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 | **do** | past · do-support | Mum | quid |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To help bring food and medicine to people in a war

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t5:o1:1
# text = To help bring food and medicine to people in a war
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** | infinitive |  | food and medicine | people | a war |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme to people=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To pay a fine she had forgotten

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t5:o2:1
# text = To pay a fine she had forgotten
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fine	fine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | to-infinitive |  | a fine |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fine=Asset |
| 2 | **forget** | past · perfect | she | a fine *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To buy a raffle ticket for herself to win the big hamper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t5:o3:1
# text = To buy a raffle ticket for herself to win the big hamper
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	raffle	raffle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	hamper	hamper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | to-infinitive |  | a raffle ticket |  |  |  | for herself *= she* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme for herself=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **win** | to-infinitive |  | the big hamper |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hamper=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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To pay for her own train ticket home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t5:o4:1
# text = To pay for her own train ticket home
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for her own train ticket; home *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for ticket=Theme |
| 2 | **ticket** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom ticket «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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