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title: Lad in Liverpool says, "Our kid's drum kit is boss, la!" ("our kid"… — Starting a band · tree and pragmatics
description: Lad in Liverpool says, "Our kid's drum kit is boss, la!" ("our kid" means brother, "boss" means great). What is he saying? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 4 «Starting a band» 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 
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# Test 11 · ★ · Starting a band

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Lad in Liverpool says, "Our kid's drum kit is boss, la!" ("our kid" means brother, "boss" means great). What is he saying?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Lad, drum kit, kid, boss · **What happens:** say, be, mean · **To what, where:** boss, brother · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 4 «Starting a band» 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/4-starting-a-band/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Lad in Liverpool says, "Our kid's drum kit is boss, la!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:4-starting-a-band:t11:1
# text = Lad in Liverpool says, "Our kid's drum kit is boss, la!"
1	Lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Liverpool	Liverpool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present | Lad in Liverpool |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Our kid's drum kit | boss |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* ("our kid" means brother, "boss" means great).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:4-starting-a-band:t11:2
# text = ("our kid" means brother, "boss" means great).
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | our kid | brother |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | boss |  |  |  |  | great *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What is he saying?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:4-starting-a-band:t11:3
# text = What is he saying?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | boss |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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His brother's drum kit is great

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:4-starting-a-band:t11:o1:1
# text = His brother's drum kit is great
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | His brother's drum kit |  |  |  |  | great *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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His boss owns a drum kit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:4-starting-a-band:t11:o2:1
# text = His boss owns a drum kit
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	owns	own	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | present | His boss | a drum kit |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot kit=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The drum kit belongs to the teacher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:4-starting-a-band:t11:o3:1
# text = The drum kit belongs to the teacher
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | the drum kit |  |  |  |  | to the teacher | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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His child is learning drums

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:4-starting-a-band:t11:o4:1
# text = His child is learning drums
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	drums	drum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present · progressive | His child | drums |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drum=Topic |

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