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title: Your uncle reckons that if practice is boring, you're "just not mean… — Practising when you would rather not · tree and pragmatics
description: Your uncle reckons that if practice is boring, you're "just not meant for music". Is he right? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 3 «Practising when you would rather not» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was rig
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# Test 10 · ★ · Practising when you would rather not

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Your uncle reckons that if practice is boring, you're "just not meant for music". Is he right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** uncle, practice · **What happens:** reckon, be, not mean · **To what, where:** you

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 3 «Practising when you would rather not» of the arts 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/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your uncle reckons that if practice is boring, you're "just not meant for music".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:t10:1
# text = Your uncle reckons that if practice is boring, you're "just not meant for music".
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | present | Your uncle |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | practice |  |  |  |  | boring *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **mean** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | you |  |  |  | for music | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for music=Attribute |

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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:* Is he right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:t10:2
# text = Is he right?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	right	right	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 | uncle |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, real musicians always love every minute of their practising

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:t10:o1:1
# text = Yes, real musicians always love every minute of their practising
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	musicians	musician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	practising	practise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | real musicians |  |  |  | minute | always *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **practise** | gerund | musicians *= musician* | every minute *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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No, even professionals find practice boring sometimes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:t10:o2:1
# text = No, even professionals find practice boring sometimes
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	even	even	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	professionals	professional	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | professionals | practice |  |  |  | boring, sometimes *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent practice=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No, practice is only boring for adults

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:t10:o3:1
# text = No, practice is only boring for adults
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | practice |  |  |  |  | for adults; boring *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, boredom shows you have no talent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:t10:o4:1
# text = Yes, boredom shows you have no talent
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	boredom	boredom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	talent	talent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | boredom |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | present | you | no talent |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talent=Patient |

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