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description: «bruh, one and two have literally no rules, english is mental». What is fair to say? Test 3 · ★ 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 right.
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# Test 3 · ★ · Tricky words and common exception words

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«bruh, one and two have literally no rules, english is mental». What is fair to say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** one, english · **What happens:** have, be, say · **To what, where:** rules · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «bruh, one and two have literally no rules, english is mental».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t3:1
# text = «bruh, one and two have literally no rules, english is mental».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	english	english	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present | one | no rules |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | english |  |  |  |  | mental *property* | 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 fair to say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t3:2
# text = What is fair to say?
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	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Wrong, «one» and «two» are spelled exactly how they sound

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t3:o1:1
# text = Wrong, «one» and «two» are spelled exactly how they sound
1	Wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
12	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	sound	sound	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | present · passive |  | two |  |  |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **sound** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He's right, every English word is a one-off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t3:o2:1
# text = He's right, every English word is a one-off
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | every English word | a one off |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A few old words are odd, but most words follow patterns

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t3:o3:1
# text = A few old words are odd, but most words follow patterns
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	follow	follow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a few old words |  |  |  |  | odd *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | present | most words | patterns |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's right, but only for number words

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t3:o4:1
# text = He's right, but only for number words
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | for number words; right *property* | tree rules |

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