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title: Ade's teacher in London writes «computer program». Ade says it shoul… — Words to know, Years 5–6 (the statutor… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ade's teacher in London writes «computer program». Ade says it should be «programme». Who's right? Test 4 · ★★ 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 opt
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# Test 4 · ★★ · Words to know, Years 5–6 (the statutory list, by idea)

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Ade's teacher in London writes «computer program». Ade says it should be «programme». Who's right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** teacher, Ade · **What happens:** write, say, be · **To what, where:** computer program, programme · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ade's teacher in London writes «computer program».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t4:1
# text = Ade's teacher in London writes «computer program».
1	Ade	Ade	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | Ade's teacher in London | computer program |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent program=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Ade says it should be «programme».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t4:2
# text = Ade says it should be «programme».
1	Ade	Ade	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	programme	programme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ade |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | should | teacher | programme |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Who's right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t4:3
# text = Who's right?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Ade: «program» is American only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t4:o1:1
# text = Ade: «program» is American only
1	Ade	ade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ade |  |  |  |  | american *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The teacher: a computer program is «program» everywhere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t4:o2:1
# text = The teacher: a computer program is «program» everywhere
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | a computer program | program |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Both are wrong: it is «programm»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t4:o3:1
# text = Both are wrong: it is «programm»
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	programm	programm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Both |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | programm |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Ade: always «programme» in Britain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:t4:o4:1
# text = Ade: always «programme» in Britain
1	Ade	ade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	programme	programme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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