--- title: «write it out ten times, that's how we learned». Freddie wrote «becu… — How to learn spellings that stick · tree and pragmatics description: «write it out ten times, that's how we learned». Freddie wrote «becuase» ten times. What's the fix? Test 1 of lesson 15 «How to learn spellings that stick» 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 wr --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/15-how-to-learn-spellings-that-stick/t1/) [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/) / [How to learn spellings that stick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/15-how-to-learn-spellings-that-stick/) / t1 # Test 1 · How to learn spellings that stick «write it out ten times, that's how we learned». Freddie wrote «becuase» ten times. What's the fix? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, that, we, Freddie, fix · **What happens:** write out, be, learn, write · **To what, where:** it, becuase This is test 1 of lesson 15 «How to learn spellings that stick» 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/15-how-to-learn-spellings-that-stick/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «write it out ten times, that's how we learned». ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:15-how-to-learn-spellings-that-stick:t1:1 # text = «write it out ten times, that's how we learned». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 write write VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 out out ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 5 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 12 advmod _ _ 11 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 learned learn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write out** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | time | | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that | | | | | how *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **learn** *in a quote* | past | we | | | | | | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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. *Sentence 2:* Freddie wrote «becuase» ten times. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:15-how-to-learn-spellings-that-stick:t1:2 # text = Freddie wrote «becuase» ten times. 1 Freddie Freddie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wrote write VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 becuase becuase NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 6 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write** | past | Freddie | becuase | | | time | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent becuase=Theme | *Sentence 3:* What's the fix? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:15-how-to-learn-spellings-that-stick:t1:3 # text = What's the fix? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 fix fix NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the fix | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Look, say, cover, write, check, and check it again tomorrow ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:15-how-to-learn-spellings-that-stick:t1:o1:1 # text = Look, say, cover, write, check, and check it again tomorrow 1 Look look VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 cover cover VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 write write VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 check check VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 check check VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 13 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 again again ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 15 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **cover** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **write** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **check** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **check** | infinitive | you *not said here* | it | | | again; tomorrow | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Write it in capital letters only ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:15-how-to-learn-spellings-that-stick:t1:o2:1 # text = Write it in capital letters only 1 Write write VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 capital capital ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 letters letter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ 6 only only ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | capital letters | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in letter=Destination | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Write it twenty times instead of ten ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:15-how-to-learn-spellings-that-stick:t1:o3:1 # text = Write it twenty times instead of ten 1 Write write VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 twenty twenty NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl:unmarked _ _ 5 instead instead ADV RB ExtPos=ADP 7 case _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 5 fixed _ _ 7 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | time | instead ten | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Stop practising and hope it sticks ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:15-how-to-learn-spellings-that-stick:t1:o4:1 # text = Stop practising and hope it sticks 1 Stop stop VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 practising practise VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 1 xcomp _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 hope hope VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 sticks stick VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **practise** | gerund | you *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **hope** | present | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 4 | **stick** | present | it | | | | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=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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