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title: Our street: feuds, newcomers and stories that grow — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Adult life
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 42 «Our street: feuds, newcomers and stories that grow» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Our street: feuds, newcomers and stories that grow

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The 15 questions of lesson 42 «Our street: feuds, newcomers and stories that grow» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school with their options, 92 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/t1/) — Auntie Bev: «New woman at 23's a famous actress, apparently, was on telly in the nineties.» What's the real evidence? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/t2/) — Grandad: «Murphys never cut their grass, you could lose a sheep in there.» What might the real reason be? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/t3/) — Nan: «Bakers in Spain AGAIN, three hols this year, where do they get the money?» One of the «hols» was a weekend at Grandma's. What's really behind Nan's question? — right ✓ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/t4/) — Auntie Jen: «Vicar's leaving! Something must've happened, they don't just leave.» What did the vicar actually do? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/t5/) — Kids at the park: «Jamie's dad has a Lamborghini, a yellow one, I saw it!» It was hired for one birthday afternoon. Who could this rumour make awkward? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/t6/) — Your mate: «Mum said Debbie said she's off for good. No wait — my auntie said it.» How many people did the story go through? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/t7/) — Big brother: «Lad at 14 nicked the lead, everyone at school says so.» What's the right reply? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/t8/) — Sister: «I'm gonna tell everyone the Grants' garage is haunted, it's hilarious.» Why think twice? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/t9/) — Nan says «midlife crisis» about Mr Ali's car, and he overhears. What does it do to him? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/t10/) — Dad: «I'd never chop down a tree like that without asking!» Later: the roots were cracking the drains. What should people have done? — right ✓ · ★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/t11/) — Mum reads the chippy sign: «Closed for refurbishment, back on the 14th.» What should she do with her story? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the process whereby «visiting a sister» becomes «emigrating permanently»? — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/e2/) — Identify the principal reason for which the name of a resident ought not to be attached to an unsolved theft. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the young driver at Number 19. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/e4/) — It is given that a neighbour has been absent from four consecutive social gatherings. Determine the most appropriate conduct. — right ✓ · exam

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