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title: «I'm fixin' to misdo my homework cos I messed up». What should he sa… — Prefixes: un-, dis-, mis-, re-, pre-,… · tree and pragmatics
description: «I'm fixin' to misdo my homework cos I messed up». What should he say, and why? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 12 «Prefixes: un-, dis-, mis-, re-, pre-, in-, im-, il-, ir-» of the English 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 1 · ★ · Prefixes: un-, dis-, mis-, re-, pre-, in-, im-, il-, ir-

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«I'm fixin' to misdo my homework cos I messed up». What should he say, and why?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, he · **What happens:** fixin, misdo, mess up, say · **To what, where:** homework · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 12 «Prefixes: un-, dis-, mis-, re-, pre-, in-, im-, il-, ir-» 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/12-prefixes-un-dis-mis-re-pre-in-im-il-ir/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «I'm fixin' to misdo my homework cos I messed up».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:12-prefixes-un-dis-mis-re-pre-in-im-il-ir:t1:1
# text = «I'm fixin' to misdo my homework cos I messed up».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	fixin	fixin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	misdo	misdo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	messed	mess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fixin** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **misdo** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | my homework |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mess up** *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* What should he say, and why?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:12-prefixes-un-dis-mis-re-pre-in-im-il-ir:t1:2
# text = What should he say, and why?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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«Predo», because pre- means again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:12-prefixes-un-dis-mis-re-pre-in-im-il-ir:t1:o1:1
# text = «Predo», because pre- means again
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Predo	Predo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	pre	pre	X	AFX	_	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | pre |  |  |  | again |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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«Misdo», because mis- means again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:12-prefixes-un-dis-mis-re-pre-in-im-il-ir:t1:o2:1
# text = «Misdo», because mis- means again
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Misdo	Misdo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	mis	mis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | mis |  |  |  | again |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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

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«Redo», because re- means again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:12-prefixes-un-dis-mis-re-pre-in-im-il-ir:t1:o3:1
# text = «Redo», because re- means again
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Redo	redo	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	re	re	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **redo** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  | again |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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«Undo», because un- means again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:12-prefixes-un-dis-mis-re-pre-in-im-il-ir:t1:o4:1
# text = «Undo», because un- means again
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Undo	undo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	un	un	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undo** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | un |  |  |  | again |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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