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title: Nan from Yorkshire: "Ey up, love, 'noon' reads t'same both ways, dun… — Olympiad: word puzzles — anagrams, pal… · tree and pragmatics
description: Nan from Yorkshire: "Ey up, love, 'noon' reads t'same both ways, dun't it?" ("Ey up" means hello; "dun't it" means doesn't it.) Is she right? Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 56 «Olympiad: word puzzles — anagrams, palindromes, word ladders» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Olympiad: word puzzles — anagrams, palindromes, word ladders

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Nan from Yorkshire: "Ey up, love, 'noon' reads t'same both ways, dun't it?" ("Ey up" means hello; "dun't it" means doesn't it.) Is she right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Nan, Ey · **What happens:** read, love, mean, do, be · **To what, where:** t'same, hello · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 56 «Olympiad: word puzzles — anagrams, palindromes, word ladders» 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/56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Nan from Yorkshire: "Ey up, love, 'noon' reads t'same both ways, dun't it?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t5:1
# text = Nan from Yorkshire: "Ey up, love, 'noon' reads t'same both ways, dun't it?"
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Ey	Ey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	t'same	t'same	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	du	du	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** *in a quote* | present | Nan from Yorkshire | t'same |  |  |  | both ways *obl* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent t'same=Topic |
| 2 | **love** *in a quote* |  | Ey |  |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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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:* ("Ey up" means hello; "dun't it" means doesn't it.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t5:2
# text = ("Ey up" means hello; "dun't it" means doesn't it.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Ey	Ey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	hello	hello	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	du	du	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
14	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
15	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Ey | hello |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hello=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** |  | Ey *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **do** | present |  | hello |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Is she right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t5:3
# text = Is she right?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ey |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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No, only names can be palindromes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t5:o1:1
# text = No, only names can be palindromes
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	palindromes	palindrome	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can |  | palindromes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Yes, noon is a palindrome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t5:o2:1
# text = Yes, noon is a palindrome
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	palindrome	palindrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | noon | a palindrome |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, but only in capital letters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t5:o3:1
# text = Yes, but only in capital letters
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	capital	capital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, noon has three letters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t5:o4:1
# text = No, noon has three letters
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | noon | three letters |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Patient |

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**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.

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