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# Test 6 · ★ · Tricky words and common exception words

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«tara-a-bit, I'm off to learn they, then, them on me own as random shapes». What would help more?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** tara, I · **What happens:** bit, be, learn, help · **To what, where:** they

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «tara-a-bit, I'm off to learn they, then, them on me own as random shapes».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t6:1
# text = «tara-a-bit, I'm off to learn they, then, them on me own as random shapes».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	tara	tara	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	off	off	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	conj	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
20	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	random	random	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bit** *in a quote* |  | tara |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | off *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **learn** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | they |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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 would help more?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t6:2
# text = What would help more?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Learning each one as a random picture shape

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t6:o1:1
# text = Learning each one as a random picture shape
1	Learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	random	random	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | gerund |  | each one |  |  |  | as a random picture shape | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Learning only one word a month, very slowly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t6:o2:1
# text = Learning only one word a month, very slowly
1	Learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | gerund |  | one word |  |  | month | slowly *property* | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |

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

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Learning them as a family that all start with «the»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t6:o3:1
# text = Learning them as a family that all start with «the»
1	Learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
8	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | gerund |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | as a family | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic |
| 2 | **start** | present | all | a family |  |  |  | with the | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.subeventuality»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality with the=Subeventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Skipping them for now, they're far too short to matter in a story

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t6:o4:1
# text = Skipping them for now, they're far too short to matter in a story
1	Skipping	skip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **skip** | gerund | they *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  | far, short *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **matter** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  | a story |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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