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title: A dad from Leeds, dry: "Your monster's 'very scary'. Brilliant. Can'… — Describing: senses, showing and precis… · tree and pragmatics
description: A dad from Leeds, dry: "Your monster's 'very scary'. Brilliant. Can't wait to be terrified." ("Dry" means saying it with a straight face.) What does he want? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 41 «Describing: senses, showing and precise words» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Test 5 · ★ · Describing: senses, showing and precise words

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A dad from Leeds, dry: "Your monster's 'very scary'. Brilliant. Can't wait to be terrified." ("Dry" means saying it with a straight face.) What does he want?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dry · **What happens:** not wait, be, mean, say, want · **To what, where:** monster · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 41 «Describing: senses, showing and precise 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/41-describing-senses-showing-and-precise-words/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A dad from Leeds, dry: "Your monster's 'very scary'.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:41-describing-senses-showing-and-precise-words:t5:1
# text = A dad from Leeds, dry: "Your monster's 'very scary'.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Leeds	Leeds	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* Brilliant.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:41-describing-senses-showing-and-precise-words:t5:2
# text = Brilliant.
1	Brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Can't wait to be terrified."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:41-describing-senses-showing-and-precise-words:t5:3
# text = Can't wait to be terrified."
1	Ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	wait	wait	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	terrified	terrified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **wait** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | terrified *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 4:* ("Dry" means saying it with a straight face.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:41-describing-senses-showing-and-precise-words:t5:4
# text = ("Dry" means saying it with a straight face.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Dry |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | gerund | Dry *not said here* | monster |  |  |  | with a straight face | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent it=Theme with face=Manner |

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*Sentence 5:* What does he want?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:41-describing-senses-showing-and-precise-words:t5:5
# text = What does he want?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	want	want	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 | **want** | present · do-support | Dry |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The word "very" written three times

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:41-describing-senses-showing-and-precise-words:t5:o1:1
# text = The word "very" written three times
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | participle · passive |  | the word |  |  | time |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A second monster that is less scary

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:41-describing-senses-showing-and-precise-words:t5:o2:1
# text = A second monster that is less scary
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a second monster |  |  |  |  | less, scary *property* | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Details that show the monster is scary

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:41-describing-senses-showing-and-precise-words:t5:o3:1
# text = Details that show the monster is scary
1	Details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Details |  | the monster |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent monster=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Details |  |  |  |  | scary *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bigger font for "very scary"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:41-describing-senses-showing-and-precise-words:t5:o4:1
# text = A bigger font for "very scary"
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	font	font	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

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