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title: Callum says "that wee needle's out to get me" ("wee" means small). W… — Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Callum says "that wee needle's out to get me" ("wee" means small). Which is true? Test 7 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 7 · Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime

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Callum says "that wee needle's out to get me" ("wee" means small). Which is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Callum, wee needle, wee · **What happens:** say, be, mean · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Callum says "that wee needle's out to get me" ("wee" means small).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t7:1
# text = Callum says "that wee needle's out to get me" ("wee" means small).
1	Callum	Callum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
5	wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	out	out	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	wee	wee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
18	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 | Callum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that wee needle |  |  |  |  | get, out *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | wee |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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:* Which is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t7:2
# 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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Thimbles cause pricks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t7:o1:1
# text = Thimbles cause pricks
1	Thimbles	thimble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pricks	prick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | Thimbles | pricks |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition prick=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only clumsy people ever get pricked when they sew buttons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t7:o2:1
# text = Only clumsy people ever get pricked when they sew buttons
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	clumsy	clumsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
5	get	get	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	pricked	prick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sew	sew	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
10	buttons	button	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prick** | present · passive |  | clumsy people |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **sew** | present | people | buttons |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Needles move by themselves when you are not looking at them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t7:o3:1
# text = Needles move by themselves when you are not looking at them
1	Needles	needle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obl	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | Needles |  |  |  |  | by Needles *= needle* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by themselves=Trajectory |
| 2 | **not** **look** | present · progressive | you |  |  |  |  | at Needles *= needle* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at they=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Pricks come from sewing towards your fingers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t7:o4:1
# text = Pricks come from sewing towards your fingers
1	Pricks	prick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	sewing	sew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Pricks |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sew** | gerund | Pricks *not said here* |  |  | your fingers |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme towards finger=Destination |

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