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# Test 3 · Sounds and letters: how phonics starts

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Ollie said «Ollie!» for /m/ and the whole class laughed. What is the wise move for the teacher?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ollie, whole class, wise move · **What happens:** say, laugh, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 1 «Sounds and letters: how phonics starts» of the English 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/english/1-sounds-and-letters-how-phonics-starts/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ollie said «Ollie!» for /m/ and the whole class laughed.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:1-sounds-and-letters-how-phonics-starts:t3:1
# text = Ollie said «Ollie!» for /m/ and the whole class laughed.
1	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	/	/	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	m	M	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	/	/	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Ollie |  |  |  |  | for m | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | the whole class |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «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 wise move for the teacher?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:1-sounds-and-letters-how-phonics-starts:t3:2
# text = What is the wise move for the teacher?
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	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	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 wise move for the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Make Ollie copy the letter m fifty times

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:1-sounds-and-letters-how-phonics-starts:t3:o1:1
# text = Make Ollie copy the letter m fifty times
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	m	M	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | Ollie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **copy** | infinitive | Ollie *not said here* | the letter m |  |  | time |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent m=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tell Ollie he is not ready for school yet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:1-sounds-and-letters-how-phonics-starts:t3:o2:1
# text = Tell Ollie he is not ready for school yet
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	iobj	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | Ollie |  | yet |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ollie=Recipient |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | Ollie |  |  |  |  | for school; ready *property* | tree rules |

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

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Play «I spy» with sounds until hearing first sounds clicks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:1-sounds-and-letters-how-phonics-starts:t3:o3:1
# text = Play «I spy» with sounds until hearing first sounds clicks
1	Play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spy	spy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	advmod	_	_
11	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
12	clicks	click	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with sounds | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with sound=Theme |
| 2 | **spy** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **sound** | present | hearing | clicks |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location click=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Laugh too, so Ollie learns to stop guessing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:1-sounds-and-letters-how-phonics-starts:t3:o4:1
# text = Laugh too, so Ollie learns to stop guessing
1	Laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	too	too	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	learns	learn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	guessing	guess	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **learn** | present | Ollie |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Ollie *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **guess** | gerund | Ollie *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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