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title: «mate, it's 'two fishes and three sheeps', sounds right innit». Put… — Spelling plurals: -s, -es, -ies, -ves… · tree and pragmatics
description: «mate, it's 'two fishes and three sheeps', sounds right innit». Put him right. Test 1 · ★ of lesson 6 «Spelling plurals: -s, -es, -ies, -ves and odd ones» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wro
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# Test 1 · ★ · Spelling plurals: -s, -es, -ies, -ves and odd ones

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«mate, it's 'two fishes and three sheeps', sounds right innit». Put him right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** it, mate, you · **What happens:** be, sound, put · **To what, where:** two fishes, right innit, him

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 6 «Spelling plurals: -s, -es, -ies, -ves and odd ones» 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/6-spelling-plurals/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «mate, it's 'two fishes and three sheeps', sounds right innit».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t1:1
# text = «mate, it's 'two fishes and three sheeps', sounds right innit».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	fishes	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	sheeps	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	',	',	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | two fishes and three sheeps |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sound** *in a quote* | present | mate and two fishes and three sheeps | right innit |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location innit=Theme |

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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:* Put him right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t1:2
# 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	_	_
```

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| # | 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}

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He's right, every noun adds -s or -es

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t1:o1:1
# text = He's right, every noun adds -s or -es
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	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	adds	add	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	-s	-	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	es	e	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | every noun | -s or es |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent -=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It should be «fishs» and «sheepes»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t1:o2:1
# text = It should be «fishs» and «sheepes»
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	fishs	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	sheepes	sheepe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | should | It | fishs and sheepes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It should be «fishies» and «sheepies»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t1:o3:1
# text = It should be «fishies» and «sheepies»
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	fishies	fishy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	sheepies	sheepy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | should | It | fishies and sheepies |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Usually «fish» and always «sheep»: they stay the same

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t1:o4:1
# text = Usually «fish» and always «sheep»: they stay the same
1	Usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	stay	stay	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	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | sheep | the same |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme same=Location |

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