--- title: Mum, cross: «SED?? rub it out, that's rubbish». What is a better res… — Tricky words and common exception words · tree and pragmatics description: Mum, cross: «SED?? rub it out, that's rubbish». What is a better response? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 3 «Tricky words and common exception words» 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words/t2/) [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/) / [Tricky words and common exception words](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★ · Tricky words and common exception words Mum, cross: «SED?? rub it out, that's rubbish». What is a better response? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** that, better response · **What happens:** s, rub out, be · **To what, where:** cross, rubbish This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 3 «Tricky words and common exception words» 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/3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mum, cross: «SED?? rub it out, that's rubbish». ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t2:1 # text = Mum, cross: «SED?? rub it out, that's rubbish». 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 cross cross NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 SED s VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ?? ?? PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 rub rub VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 out out ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 14 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 14 rubbish rubbish NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **s** *in a quote* | participle | | cross *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **rub out** *in a quote* | infinitive | | cross | | | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | rubbish | | | | | tree rules | 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:* What is a better response? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t2:2 # text = What is a better response? 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 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 amod _ _ 5 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | a better response | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} «Leave it, sed is fine at your age, nobody will ever mind» ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t2:o1:1 # text = «Leave it, sed is fine at your age, nobody will ever mind» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Leave leave 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 _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 sed sed NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 15 nsubj _ _ 13 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 14 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 15 advmod _ _ 15 mind mind VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | sed | | | | at your age | fine *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **mind** *in a quote* | future | nobody | | | | ever | | vn care-88.1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} «Great listening! This one's tricky: s-ai-d» *Sentence 1:* «Great listening! ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t2:o2:1 # text = «Great listening! 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 listening listening NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ! ! PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 2:* This one's tricky: s-ai-d» ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t2:o2:2 # text = This one's tricky: s-ai-d» 1 This this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 tricky tricky ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ 6 s s NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ai ai NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 d D NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 » » PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} «Sed is the American way, so it's OK» ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t2:o3:1 # text = «Sed is the American way, so it's OK» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Sed Sed PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 American American ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 11 OK ok ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 12 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Sed | the American way | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | way | | | | | ok *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} «Rub it out and write it ten times» ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t2:o4:1 # text = «Rub it out and write it ten times» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Rub rub 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 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 write write VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 10 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rub out** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 2 | **write** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* | it | | | time | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | **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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