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title: «lol yo-u?? ur so sus». How could Holly's brother help instead? — Tricky words and common exception words · tree and pragmatics
description: «lol yo-u?? ur so sus». How could Holly's brother help instead? Test 9 · ★ 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 9 · ★ · Tricky words and common exception words

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«lol yo-u?? ur so sus». How could Holly's brother help instead?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother · **What happens:** help

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «lol yo-u?? ur so sus».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t9:1
# text = «lol yo-u?? ur so sus».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
3	yo	yo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	u	u	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
7	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	sus	suspect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* How could Holly's brother help instead?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t9:2
# text = How could Holly's brother help instead?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	Holly	Holly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Keep laughing, so she remembers it next time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t9:o1:1
# text = Keep laughing, so she remembers it next time
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	remembers	remember	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **remember** | present | she | it |  |  | time |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell her to skip the word when she meets it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t9:o2:1
# text = Tell her to skip the word when she meets it
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	skip	skip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	meets	meet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	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* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **skip** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the word |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Agent |
| 3 | **meet** | present | she | word |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Show her you, your, you're, and how «you» stays the same in each

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t9:o3:1
# text = Show her you, your, you're, and how «you» stays the same in each
1	Show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | imperative | you *not said here* | your | you |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stay** | present | you |  |  | each |  | same *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in each=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Spell it for her every time she gets stuck

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:t9:o4:1
# text = Spell it for her every time she gets stuck
1	Spell	spell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  | time | for her *= she* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | she | every time *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer time=Stimulus |

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