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title: Your mate goes, "Some people just have origami hands, I don't, so I… — Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your mate goes, "Some people just have origami hands, I don't, so I quit." What is the best answer? Test 1 of lesson 31 «Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic
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# Test 1 · Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime

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Your mate goes, "Some people just have origami hands, I don't, so I quit." What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, people, I, best answer · **What happens:** go, have, not do, quit, be · **To what, where:** origami hands

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This is test 1 of lesson 31 «Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime» 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/31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your mate goes, "Some people just have origami hands, I don't, so I quit."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t1:1
# text = Your mate goes, "Some people just have origami hands, I don't, so I quit."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	origami	origami	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	quit	quit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Your mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | present | some people | origami hands |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **do** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **quit** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* What is the best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t1:2
# text = What is the best answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Paper is made to be almost impossible to fold neatly by hand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t1:o1:1
# text = Paper is made to be almost impossible to fold neatly by hand
1	Paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	fold	fold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	csubj	_	_
10	neatly	neatly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Paper |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | Paper *not said here* |  |  |  |  | almost, impossible *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fold** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | by hand; neatly *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only people who grew up in Japan are able to do origami well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t1:o2:1
# text = Only people who grew up in Japan are able to do origami well
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	origami	origami	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | past | people |  |  | Japan |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in japan=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | people |  |  |  |  | able *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | origami |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent origami=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a skill you practise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t1:o3:1
# text = It is a skill you practise
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	practise	practise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a skill |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **practise** | present | you | a skill *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, neat folding is a gift that you are either born with or not

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t1:o4:1
# text = He is right, neat folding is a gift that you are either born with or not
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	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	neat	neat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	folding	folding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
13	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc:preconj	_	_
14	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | neat folding | a gift |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bear** | present · passive |  | a gift |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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