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title: ★★★ In British English, which sentence is spelled correctly? — Words to know, Years 5–6 (the statutor… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ In British English, which sentence is spelled correctly? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 14 «Words to know, Years 5–6 (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 wrong.
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# Test 11 · ★★ · Words to know, Years 5–6 (the statutory list, by idea)

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★★★ In British English, which sentence is spelled correctly?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** spell · **To what, where:** ★ ★ ★

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This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 14 «Words to know, Years 5–6 (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/14-words-to-know-years-5-6/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t11:1
# text = ★★★ In British English, which sentence is spelled correctly?
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	9	det	_	_
9	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | present · passive |  | ★ ★ ★ in British English and which sentence |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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I need more practise, so I'll practice tonight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t11:o1:1
# text = I need more practise, so I'll practice tonight
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	practise	practise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	practice	practice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
10	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | I | more practise |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot practise=Theme |
| 2 | **practice** | future | I |  |  |  | tonight |  | vn rehearse-26.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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I need more practise, so I'll practise tonight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t11:o2:1
# text = I need more practise, so I'll practise tonight
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	practise	practise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	practise	practise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
10	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | I | more practise |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot practise=Theme |
| 2 | **practise** | future | I |  |  |  | tonight |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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I need more practice, so I'll practice tonight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t11:o3:1
# text = I need more practice, so I'll practice tonight
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	practice	practice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
10	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | I | more practice |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot practice=Theme |
| 2 | **practice** | future | I |  |  |  | tonight |  | vn rehearse-26.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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I need more practice, so I'll practise tonight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t11:o4:1
# text = I need more practice, so I'll practise tonight
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	practise	practise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
10	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | I | more practice |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot practice=Theme |
| 2 | **practise** | future | I |  |  |  | tonight |  | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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