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title: «ahh the craic, she read shop as sop, is she an eejit or what». What… — Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 ch… · tree and pragmatics
description: «ahh the craic, she read shop as sop, is she an eejit or what». What is the wise answer? Test 4 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 wrong.
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# Test 4 · Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check

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«ahh the craic, she read shop as sop, is she an eejit or what». What is the wise answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, she, wise answer · **What happens:** ahh, read, be · **To what, where:** craic, shop

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This is test 4 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «ahh the craic, she read shop as sop, is she an eejit or what».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t4:1
# text = «ahh the craic, she read shop as sop, is she an eejit or what».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	ahh	ahh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	craic	craic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sop	sop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	eejit	eejit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ahh** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the craic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** *in a quote* | past | she | shop |  |  |  | as sop | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer shop=Stimulus as sop=Attribute |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 the wise answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t4:2
# text = What is the wise answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the wise answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Tell her «shop» is really spelled with one letter less than she thinks

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t4:o1:1
# text = Tell her «shop» is really spelled with one letter less than she thinks
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	parataxis	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
13	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | shop | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 2 | **spell** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with one letter | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: with letter=Manner |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Make her read the word fifty times until it sticks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t4:o2:1
# text = Make her read the word fifty times until it sticks
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sticks	stick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | the word |  |  | time |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |
| 3 | **stick** | present | word |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a normal mistake: show her that s and h are a team

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t4:o3:1
# text = It's a normal mistake: show her that s and h are a team
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
10	s	s	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	h	H	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a normal mistake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | infinitive |  |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 3 | **is a** | present | s and h | a team |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, a child who misses letters is not clever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:t4:o4:1
# text = Yes, a child who misses letters is not clever
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	misses	miss	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | present | a child | letters |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer letter=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | a child |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |

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