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title: ★★★ «Twinkle, twinkle, little star, / How I wonder what you are.» Wh… — Reading poems: meaning, sound and pict… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Reading poems: meaning, sound and pictures

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★★★ «Twinkle, twinkle, little star, / How I wonder what you are.» Which two words rhyme in a standard reading, and why do they match?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, two words, words · **What happens:** wonder, be, rhyme, match · **To what, where:** little star, standard reading · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 25 «Reading poems: meaning, sound and pictures» 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/25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «Twinkle, twinkle, little star, / How I wonder what you are.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t6:1
# text = ★★★ «Twinkle, twinkle, little star, / How I wonder what you are.»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	_	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Twinkle	twinkle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	twinkle	twinkle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	/	/	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	wonder	wonder	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	ccomp	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wonder** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | little star |  |  |  |  | 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:* Which two words rhyme in a standard reading, and why do they match?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t6:2
# text = Which two words rhyme in a standard reading, and why do they match?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rhyme	rhyme	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	standard	standard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	match	match	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rhyme** | present | which two words |  |  | a standard reading |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **match** | present · do-support | words *= word* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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How and you, both are short

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t6:o1:1
# text = How and you, both are short
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Star and are, both end with the same «ar» sound

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t6:o2:1
# text = Star and are, both end with the same «ar» sound
1	Star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	1	cc	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
6	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	ar	AR	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Star |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **end** | present | Star |  |  |  |  | with the same ar sound | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with sound=Subeventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Twinkle and little, both end with «le»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t6:o3:1
# text = Twinkle and little, both end with «le»
1	Twinkle	twinkle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
6	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | Twinkle |  |  |  |  | with le | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with le=Subeventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Wonder and what, both start with «w»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t6:o4:1
# text = Wonder and what, both start with «w»
1	Wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
6	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	w	w	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | both |  |  |  |  | with w | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with w=Subeventuality |

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