--- title: ★★★ In which sentence can you leave out «that» and still be correct? — Relative clauses · tree and pragmatics description: ★★★ In which sentence can you leave out «that» and still be correct? Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 30 «Relative clauses» 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/30-relative-clauses/t5/) [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/) / [Relative clauses](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/30-relative-clauses/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★★★ · Relative clauses ★★★ In which sentence can you leave out «that» and still be correct? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★ ★ ★ · **What happens:** leave out, be · **To what, where:** that This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 30 «Relative clauses» 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/30-relative-clauses/#t5). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:30-relative-clauses:t5:1 # text = ★★★ In which sentence can you leave out «that» and still be correct? 1 ★ ★ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ★ ★ NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ★ ★ NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 4 In in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 6 det _ _ 6 sentence sentence NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 leave leave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 10 out out ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ 11 « « PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 15 still still ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 16 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 17 cop _ _ 17 correct correct ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave out** | can | ★ ★ ★ in which sentence | that | | | | | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | infinitive | ★ ★ ★ in which sentence *not said here* | | | | still | correct *property* | 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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The boy that won smiled. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:30-relative-clauses:t5:o1:1 # text = The boy that won smiled. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 won win VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 smiled smile VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **win** | past | the boy | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **smile** | past | the boy | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} The bus that comes at eight is late. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:30-relative-clauses:t5:o2:1 # text = The bus that comes at eight is late. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 bus bus NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 comes come VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 eight eight NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 obl _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 late late ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | present | the bus | | | eight | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at eight=Location | | 2 | **is** | present | the bus | | | | | late *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The cake that Mum made was huge. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:30-relative-clauses:t5:o3:1 # text = The cake that Mum made was huge. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cake cake NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 4 Mum Mum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 huge huge ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past | the cake | | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | | 2 | **is** | past | the cake | | | | | huge *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} The dog that bit me ran off. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:30-relative-clauses:t5:o4:1 # text = The dog that bit me ran off. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 bit bite VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 off off ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bite** | past | the dog | me | | | | | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient | | 2 | **run off** | past | the dog | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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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