--- title: «the e on the end of hope does nothing, it's just decoration innit».… — Vowel teams, split digraphs and choosi… · tree and pragmatics description: «the e on the end of hope does nothing, it's just decoration innit». Put him right. 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Put him right. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** e, you · **What happens:** do, be, put · **To what, where:** nothing, decoration innit, him This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 4 «Vowel teams, split digraphs and choosing the spelling» 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/4-vowel-teams-split-digraphs-and-choosing-the-spelling/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «the e on the end of hope does nothing, it's just decoration innit». ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:4-vowel-teams-split-digraphs-and-choosing-the-spelling:t2:1 # text = «the e on the end of hope does nothing, it's just decoration innit». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 e e NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 hope hope NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 does do VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 14 just just ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 15 decoration decoration NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 16 innit innit NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 17 » » PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** *in a quote* | present | the e on the end of hope | nothing | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | e | decoration innit | | | | | 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:* Put him right. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:4-vowel-teams-split-digraphs-and-choosing-the-spelling:t2:2 # text = Put him right. 1 Put put 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 right right ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | | him *= he* | | | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The e is said quietly, like «hop-eh» ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:4-vowel-teams-split-digraphs-and-choosing-the-spelling:t2:o1:1 # text = The e is said quietly, like «hop-eh» 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 e e NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 quietly quietly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 like like ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 « « PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 hop hop NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 eh eh NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 12 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive | | the e | | | | quietly *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Without it the word is «hop», a different word ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:4-vowel-teams-split-digraphs-and-choosing-the-spelling:t2:o2:1 # text = Without it the word is «hop», a different word 1 Without without ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 hop hop NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 » » PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the word | hop and a different word | | | | without it | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} He's right, silent letters never change anything ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:4-vowel-teams-split-digraphs-and-choosing-the-spelling:t2:o3:1 # text = He's right, silent letters never change anything 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 silent silent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 letters letter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 7 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 change change VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **change** | present | silent letters | anything | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} He's right, «hope» and «hop» sound the same ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:4-vowel-teams-split-digraphs-and-choosing-the-spelling:t2:o4:1 # text = He's right, «hope» and «hop» sound the same 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 hope hope NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 7 » » PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 9 « « PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 hop hop NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 » » PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ 12 sound sound VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **sound** | present | | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | **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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