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title: Max says, "Bruh, scissors are scissors" ("bruh" means come on). Whic… — Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Max says, "Bruh, scissors are scissors" ("bruh" means come on). Which is true? Test 10 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 choice was right.
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# Test 10 · Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime

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Max says, "Bruh, scissors are scissors" ("bruh" means come on). Which is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Max, scissors, bruh · **What happens:** say, be, mean, come on · **To what, where:** scissors · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 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/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Max says, "Bruh, scissors are scissors" ("bruh" means come on).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t10:1
# text = Max says, "Bruh, scissors are scissors" ("bruh" means come on).
1	Max	Max	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	scissors	scissors	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	scissors	scissors	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	bruh	bruh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	ccomp	_	_
17	on	on	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Max |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | scissors | scissors |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | bruh |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **come on** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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:* Which is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t10:2
# text = Which is true?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	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 |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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All scissors cut everything equally well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t10:o1:1
# text = All scissors cut everything equally well
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	scissors	scissors	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cut	cut	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
5	equally	equally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | present | all scissors | everything |  |  |  | equally, well *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset everything=Product |

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

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Paper blunts fabric scissors, so they are kept for cloth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t10:o2:1
# text = Paper blunts fabric scissors, so they are kept for cloth
1	Paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	blunts	blunt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fabric	fabric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	scissors	scissors	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blunt** | present | Paper | fabric scissors |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent scissors=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | present · passive |  | scissors |  |  |  | for cloth | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Fabric scissors are made for paper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t10:o3:1
# text = Fabric scissors are made for paper
1	Fabric	fabric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	scissors	scissors	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Fabric scissors |  |  |  | for paper | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: subject=Product for paper=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Felt makes scissors sharper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t10:o4:1
# text = Felt makes scissors sharper
1	Felt	felt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	scissors	scissors	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	sharper	sharp	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Felt | scissors |  |  |  | sharp *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset scissors=Product |

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