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title: In a cartoon, Gran says «two mouses ran past my two foots!». How sho… — Spelling plurals: -s, -es, -ies, -ves… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, Gran says «two mouses ran past my two foots!». How should she say it? Test 6 · ★ 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 wa
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# Test 6 · ★ · Spelling plurals: -s, -es, -ies, -ves and odd ones

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In a cartoon, Gran says «two mouses ran past my two foots!». How should she say it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Gran, two mouses · **What happens:** say, run · **To what, where:** cartoon, two foots · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, Gran says «two mouses ran past my two foots!».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t6:1
# text = In a cartoon, Gran says «two mouses ran past my two foots!».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	mouses	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
11	past	past	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	foots	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present | Gran |  |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **run** *in a quote* | past | two mouses |  |  | my two foots |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past foot=Trajectory |

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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:* How should she say it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t6:2
# text = How should she say it?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | should | Gran | cartoon |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two mouses ran past my two feet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t6:o1:1
# text = Two mouses ran past my two feet
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	mouses	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	past	past	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | Two mouses |  |  | my two feet |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past foot=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two mices ran past my two feets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t6:o2:1
# text = Two mices ran past my two feets
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	mices	mice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	past	past	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	feets	feet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | Two mices |  |  | my two feets |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past feet=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two mouse ran past my two foot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t6:o3:1
# text = Two mouse ran past my two foot
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	past	past	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | Two mouse |  |  | my two foot |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past foot=Trajectory |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two mice ran past my two feet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:6-spelling-plurals:t6:o4:1
# text = Two mice ran past my two feet
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	past	past	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | Two mice |  |  | my two feet |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past foot=Trajectory |

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