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title: «-tion words are giving homework vibes, so I'll stuff 'em in my stor… — Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion,… · tree and pragmatics
description: «-tion words are giving homework vibes, so I'll stuff 'em in my story to sound smart». Good idea? Test 6 · ★★ of lesson 8 «Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian

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«-tion words are giving homework vibes, so I'll stuff 'em in my story to sound smart». Good idea?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** tion words, I · **What happens:** give, stuff, sound · **To what, where:** homework vibes, 'em, story

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 8 «Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian» 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/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «-tion words are giving homework vibes, so I'll stuff 'em in my story to sound smart».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:8-endings-that-sound-like-shun:t6:1
# text = «-tion words are giving homework vibes, so I'll stuff 'em in my story to sound smart».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	tion	tion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	vibes	vibe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	stuff	stuff	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
14	'em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
20	smart	smart	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** *in a quote* | present · progressive | tion words | homework vibes |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vibe=Theme |
| 2 | **stuff** *in a quote* | future | I | 'em *= they* |  | my story |  |  | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in story=Destination |
| 3 | **sound** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | smart *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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:* Good idea?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:8-endings-that-sound-like-shun:t6:2
# text = Good idea?
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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No, -tion words are banned in stories

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:8-endings-that-sound-like-shun:t6:o1:1
# text = No, -tion words are banned in stories
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	tion	tion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | present · passive |  | tion words |  | stories |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Yes, long words always make writing better

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:8-endings-that-sound-like-shun:t6:o2:1
# text = Yes, long words always make writing better
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | long words | writing |  |  |  | always, good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset writing=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, teachers give an extra mark for every -tion word in a story

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:8-endings-that-sound-like-shun:t6:o3:1
# text = Yes, teachers give an extra mark for every -tion word in a story
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	tion	tion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | teachers | a extra mark |  |  |  | for every tion word in a story | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent mark=Theme for word=Asset |

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

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No, use them when they are clearer, not to show off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:8-endings-that-sound-like-shun:t6:o4:1
# text = No, use them when they are clearer, not to show off
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	clearer	clear	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  | clear *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **show off** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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