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title: Soft words for hard things: pregnancy and birth — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms
description: The 17 test and exam questions of lesson 11 «Soft words for hard things: pregnancy and birth» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Soft words for hard things: pregnancy and birth

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The 17 questions of lesson 11 «Soft words for hard things: pregnancy and birth» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school with their options, 101 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t1/) — News: "The couple are delighted to announce a blessed event in the spring." What will happen in spring? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t2/) — Overheard on a bus: "She's up the duff again, that's number four." What is going on? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t3/) — Text: "omg Sam's sister is preggers!!" What news is it? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t4/) — Gossip: "Rumour is she's in the pudding club, look at that bump." What does the gossip claim? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t5/) — A card says: "Congratulations on your bundle of joy!" What is the card for? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t6/) — Mum whispers: "Don't ask Auntie about the baby, she lost it." What really happened? — right ✓ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t7/) — Dad laughs: "Your little brother? Happy accident, mate. Best one ever." What does Dad mean? — right ✓ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t8/) — "We've been trying for a baby for two years." What do they want? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t9/) — Old letter: "Mrs Gray is expecting her confinement in May." What will happen in May? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t10/) — A politician says: "Every child, including those born out of wedlock, deserves equal rights." Which children are meant? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t11/) — Cousin: "She's 4 months gone and only just showing." What does "showing" mean here? — right ✓ · ★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t12/) — Grandma: "Your gran was a change-of-life baby, her mum was 46." What does it tell you? — right ✓ · ★
- [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/t13/) — Leaflet: "Support is available after pregnancy loss." Who is the support for? — right ✓ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/e1/) — Identify the meaning most accurately conveyed by the expression "a little one on the way" when employed in respect of a family member. — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/e2/) — Select the response consistent with the established usage of the term "termination" in medical documentation pertaining to pregnancy. — right ✓ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/e3/) — It is stated that a couple "started a family" in the preceding year. Ascertain what is thereby communicated. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/e4/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression "the patter of tiny feet"? — right ✓ · exam

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