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title: Nan in Bradford: «frend! he's got that dyslexia, I'm sure of it». Wh… — Tricky words and common exception words · tree and pragmatics
description: Nan in Bradford: «frend! he's got that dyslexia, I'm sure of it». What should she do? Test 7 · ★ 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.
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# Test 7 · ★ · Tricky words and common exception words

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Nan in Bradford: «frend! he's got that dyslexia, I'm sure of it». What should she do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Bradford, I, Nan · **What happens:** get, be, do · **To what, where:** frend

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Nan in Bradford: «frend! he's got that dyslexia, I'm sure of it».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t7:1
# text = Nan in Bradford: «frend! he's got that dyslexia, I'm sure of it».
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Bradford	Bradford	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	frend	frend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	parataxis	_	_
11	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	dyslexia	dyslexia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | present · passive | Bradford | frend |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dyslexia=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | of dyslexia; sure *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 should she do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t7:2
# text = What should she do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | Nan |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Buy him a computer so he never needs to spell again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t7:o1:1
# text = Buy him a computer so he never needs to spell again
1	Buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	spell	spell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* | a computer | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary computer=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **need** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **spell** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Teach «a friend to the end», and talk to the teacher only if problems are wide and lasting

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t7:o2:1
# text = Teach «a friend to the end», and talk to the teacher only if problems are wide and lasting
1	Teach	teach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	only	only	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
16	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	advcl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	lasting	lasting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a friend |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent friend=Topic to end=Recipient |
| 2 | **talk** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to the teacher | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to teacher=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | problems |  |  |  |  | wide *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | problems *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Stop him writing until the problem is fixed by itself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t7:o3:1
# text = Stop him writing until the problem is fixed by itself
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	writing	write	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fix** | present · passive | problem | the problem |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Tell the school he has dyslexia

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t7:o4:1
# text = Tell the school he has dyslexia
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
6	dyslexia	dyslexia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the school |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent school=Recipient |
| 2 | **have** | present | he | dyslexia |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dyslexia=Patient |

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