--- title: What would happen if Leo always spelled words the way he says them f… — Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutor… · tree and pragmatics description: What would happen if Leo always spelled words the way he says them fast? Test 4 of lesson 13 «Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutory list, by idea)» 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 was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/13-words-to-know-years-3-4/t4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/) / [Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutor…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/13-words-to-know-years-3-4/) / t4 # Test 4 · Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutory list, by idea) What would happen if Leo always spelled words the way he says them fast? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** happen, spell, say · **To what, where:** way, words · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 of lesson 13 «Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutory list, by idea)» 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/13-words-to-know-years-3-4/#t4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:13-words-to-know-years-3-4:t4:1 # text = What would happen if Leo always spelled words the way he says them fast? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 Leo Leo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 6 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 7 advmod _ _ 7 spelled spell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 8 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 advcl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 acl:relcl _ _ 13 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 fast fast ADV RB Degree=Pos 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** | would | | the way | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **spell** | participle | | | | | | always *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | he | words *= word* | | | | fast *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent they=Topic | 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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} He'd drop parts, like «libry» for «library» ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:13-words-to-know-years-3-4:t4:o1:1 # text = He'd drop parts, like «libry» for «library» 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 drop drop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 parts part NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 like like ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 libry libry NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 » » PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ 10 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 « « PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 library library NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drop** | would | He | parts | | | | like libry; for library | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} His handwriting would get neater and faster too ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:13-words-to-know-years-3-4:t4:o2:1 # text = His handwriting would get neater and faster too 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 handwriting handwriting NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 neater neat ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 xcomp _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 faster fast ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 conj _ _ 8 too too ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | would | His handwriting | | | | | neat *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **handwrite** | | His *= he* | | | | | | nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} His spelling would always be right ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:13-words-to-know-years-3-4:t4:o3:1 # text = His spelling would always be right 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 spelling spelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 4 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 6 advmod _ _ 5 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 cop _ _ 6 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | would | His spelling | | | | | always, right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **spell** | | His *= he* | | | | | | nom spelling «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Nothing, fast speech has every part ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:13-words-to-know-years-3-4:t4:o4:1 # text = Nothing, fast speech has every part 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 4 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 fast fast ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 speech speech NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | Nothing fast speech | every part | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Patient | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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