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title: Tia, Gen Alpha: "Me and my bestie are delulu, we reckon we'll get ze… — Writing assessment and the "Year 6 pan… · tree and pragmatics
description: Tia, Gen Alpha: "Me and my bestie are delulu, we reckon we'll get zero." ("Delulu" means believing something unrealistic.) What would help them? Test 2 of lesson 53 «Writing assessment and the "Year 6 panic"» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Test 2 · Writing assessment and the "Year 6 panic"

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Tia, Gen Alpha: "Me and my bestie are delulu, we reckon we'll get zero." ("Delulu" means believing something unrealistic.) What would help them?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** we, Delulu · **What happens:** reckon, get, mean, believe, help · **To what, where:** zero, something, them · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 of lesson 53 «Writing assessment and the "Year 6 panic"» 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/53-writing-assessment-and-the-year-6-panic/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Tia, Gen Alpha: "Me and my bestie are delulu, we reckon we'll get zero."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:53-writing-assessment-and-the-year-6-panic:t2:1
# text = Tia, Gen Alpha: "Me and my bestie are delulu, we reckon we'll get zero."
1	Tia	Tia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Alpha	Alpha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	parataxis	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	bestie	bestie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	delulu	delulu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	reckon	reckon	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
16	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	ccomp	_	_
19	zero	zero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** *in a quote* | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | future | we | zero |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer zero=Stimulus |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* ("Delulu" means believing something unrealistic.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:53-writing-assessment-and-the-year-6-panic:t2:2
# text = ("Delulu" means believing something unrealistic.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Delulu	Delulu	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	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	unrealistic	unrealistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Delulu |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **believe** *not said to happen* | gerund | Delulu *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 3:* What would help them?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:53-writing-assessment-and-the-year-6-panic:t2:3
# text = What would help them?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | would |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Giving up revising, since it is hopeless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:53-writing-assessment-and-the-year-6-panic:t2:o1:1
# text = Giving up revising, since it is hopeless
1	Giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	revising	revise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	since	since	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	hopeless	hopeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | gerund |  |  |  |  | since it |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **revise** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | Giving |  |  |  |  | hopeless *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Keeping it secret and worrying even more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:53-writing-assessment-and-the-year-6-panic:t2:o2:1
# text = Keeping it secret and worrying even more
1	Keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	worrying	worry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  | secret *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **worry** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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

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Talking to a teacher about what's realistic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:53-writing-assessment-and-the-year-6-panic:t2:o3:1
# text = Talking to a teacher about what's realistic
1	Talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to a teacher | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to teacher=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | realistic *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Revising all night, every single night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:53-writing-assessment-and-the-year-6-panic:t2:o4:1
# text = Revising all night, every single night
1	Revising	revise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revise** | gerund |  |  |  |  | night |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

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