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title: «yinz kids are slow, back in my day we just read 'er!» What is true… — Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 ch… · tree and pragmatics
description: «yinz kids are slow, back in my day we just read 'er!» What is true about slow early readers? Test 2 of lesson 2 «Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check» 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 w
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# Test 2 · Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check

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«yinz kids are slow, back in my day we just read 'er!» What is true about slow early readers?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** yinz kids, we · **What happens:** be, read · **To what, where:** day

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This is test 2 of lesson 2 «Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check» 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/2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «yinz kids are slow, back in my day we just read 'er!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t2:1
# text = «yinz kids are slow, back in my day we just read 'er!»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	yinz	yinz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	er	er	INTJ	UH	_	13	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | yinz kids |  |  |  | day | slow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** *in a quote* | past | we | my day *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent day=Topic |

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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 is true about slow early readers?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t2:2
# text = What is true about slow early readers?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about slow early readers; true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Slow sounding-out is normal and speeds up with re-reading easy books

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t2:o1:1
# text = Slow sounding-out is normal and speeds up with re-reading easy books
1	Slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	sounding	sounding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	out	out	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	speeds	speed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	re-reading	re-reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Slow sounding out |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **speed up** | present | Slow sounding out *not said here* | easy books |  |  |  | with re-reading | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Grandpa's way, reading without any sounds at all, is quicker for every child everywhere

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t2:o2:1
# text = Grandpa's way, reading without any sounds at all, is quicker for every child everywhere
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	quicker	quick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | gerund | Grandpa's way *not said here* | any sounds |  | all |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent sound=Theme at all=Value |
| 2 | **is** | present | Grandpa's way |  |  |  |  | for every child; everywhere, quick *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fast reading in the first week shows a child is clever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t2:o3:1
# text = Fast reading in the first week shows a child is clever
1	Fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Fast reading in the first week |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | a child |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slow early readers will stay slow for their whole lives

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t2:o4:1
# text = Slow early readers will stay slow for their whole lives
1	Slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | future | Slow early readers |  |  |  |  | for readers's whole lives; slow *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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