--- title: Kate's mum says "Uncle Pat popped his clogs." Kate asks "did his sho… — Soft words for hard things: death and… · tree and pragmatics description: Kate's mum says "Uncle Pat popped his clogs." Kate asks "did his shoes break?" What should Kate be told? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 2 «Soft words for hard things: death and dying» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/2-death-official-and-slang/t6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Euphemisms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/) / [Soft words for hard things: death and…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/2-death-official-and-slang/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★ · Soft words for hard things: death and dying Kate's mum says "Uncle Pat popped his clogs." Kate asks "did his shoes break?" What should Kate be told? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mum, Uncle, Kate, shoes · **What happens:** say, pop, ask, break, tell · **To what, where:** clogs, Kate · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 2 «Soft words for hard things: death and dying» of the euphemisms 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/euphemisms/2-death-official-and-slang/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Kate's mum says "Uncle Pat popped his clogs." ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:2-death-official-and-slang:t6:1 # text = Kate's mum says "Uncle Pat popped his clogs." 1 Kate Kate PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Uncle Uncle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 Pat Pat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 flat _ _ 8 popped pop VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 clogs clog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Kate's mum | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **pop** *in a quote* | past | Uncle | Uncle's clogs | | | | | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clog=Patient | 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. *Sentence 2:* Kate asks "did his shoes break?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:2-death-official-and-slang:t6:2 # text = Kate asks "did his shoes break?" 1 Kate Kate PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 shoes shoe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 break break VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Kate | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **break** *in a quote* | past · do-support | Kate's shoes | | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | *Sentence 3:* What should Kate be told? ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:2-death-official-and-slang:t6:3 # text = What should Kate be told? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 Kate Kate PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | should · passive | | Kate | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} No, it means Uncle Pat died ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:2-death-official-and-slang:t6:o1:1 # text = No, it means Uncle Pat died 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 Uncle Uncle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 Pat Pat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 flat _ _ 7 died die VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | it | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **die** | past | Uncle | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yes, his clogs burst ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:2-death-official-and-slang:t6:o2:1 # text = Yes, his clogs burst 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 clogs clog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 burst burst VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **burst** | past | his clogs | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yes, he needs new shoes ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:2-death-official-and-slang:t6:o3:1 # text = Yes, he needs new shoes 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 shoes shoe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **need** | present | he | new shoes | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot shoe=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, it means he went dancing ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:2-death-official-and-slang:t6:o4:1 # text = No, it means he went dancing 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 7 dancing dance VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | it | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **go** | past | he | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **dance** | gerund | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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. 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