--- title: A Gen Alpha kid writes "this lesson is bussin no cap" in his English… — Standard English and dialect: "we was"… · tree and pragmatics description: A Gen Alpha kid writes "this lesson is bussin no cap" in his English book. ("Bussin" means really good, "no cap" means for real.) What would Standard English be? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 38 «Standard English and dialect: "we was" in talk, "we were" in writing» of the English course of Mova's primary sc --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were/t10/) [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/) / [Standard English and dialect: "we was"…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★ · Standard English and dialect: "we was" in talk, "we were"… A Gen Alpha kid writes "this lesson is bussin no cap" in his English book. ("Bussin" means really good, "no cap" means for real.) What would Standard English be? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Alpha kid, lesson, Bussin, cap, Standard English · **What happens:** write, be, mean · **To what, where:** English book This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 38 «Standard English and dialect: "we was" in talk, "we were" in writing» 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/38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A Gen Alpha kid writes "this lesson is bussin no cap" in his English book. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were:t10:1 # text = A Gen Alpha kid writes "this lesson is bussin no cap" in his English book. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 Gen Gen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 Alpha Alpha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 kid kid NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 writes write VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 lesson lesson NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 10 bussin bussin ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 12 det _ _ 12 cap cap NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 16 English English ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write** | present | a Alpha kid | | | kid's English book | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in book=Destination | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | this lesson | | | | | bussin no cap | 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. *Sentence 2:* ("Bussin" means really good, "no cap" means for real.) ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were:t10:2 # text = ("Bussin" means really good, "no cap" means for real.) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 Bussin Bussin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 5 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 really really ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 11 det _ _ 11 cap cap NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ 13 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 14 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Bussin | | | | | good *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **mean** | present | no cap | | | | | for real | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for real=Attribute | *Sentence 3:* What would Standard English be? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were:t10:3 # text = What would Standard English be? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 Standard Standard PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 English English PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 be be VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** | would | Standard English | | | | | | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} This lesson are bussin, for real, no lie. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were:t10:o1:1 # text = This lesson are bussin, for real, no lie. 1 This this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 lesson lesson NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 bussin bussin ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 10 det _ _ 10 lie lie NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | this lesson | | | | | bussin *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | this lesson *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} This lesson is really good, honestly. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were:t10:o2:1 # text = This lesson is really good, honestly. 1 This this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 lesson lesson NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 really really ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 honestly honestly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | this lesson | | | | | good, honestly *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} This lesson is no cap. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were:t10:o3:1 # text = This lesson is no cap. 1 This this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 lesson lesson NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 5 det _ _ 5 cap cap NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | this lesson | no cap | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} This lesson bussin, no cap, innit. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were:t10:o4:1 # text = This lesson bussin, no cap, innit. 1 This this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 2 lesson lesson NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 bussin bussin NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 6 det _ _ 6 cap cap NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 innit innit NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [Standard English and dialect: "we was"…, test 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were/t9/) - next →: [Standard English and dialect: "we was"…, test 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were/t11/) - ↑ back to [Standard English and dialect: "we was" in talk, "we were" in writing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were/)