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title: cousin goes "u wanna know a secret? Uncle Dan n Auntie Rose are gett… — Growing up, honesty and manners · tree and pragmatics
description: cousin goes "u wanna know a secret? Uncle Dan n Auntie Rose are getting a divorce" Test 19 · ★ of lesson 104 «Growing up, honesty and manners» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 19 · ★ · Growing up, honesty and manners

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cousin goes "u wanna know a secret? Uncle Dan n Auntie Rose are getting a divorce"

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cousin, u, Auntie Rose · **What happens:** go, know, get · **To what, where:** secret, divorce

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This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 104 «Growing up, honesty and manners» of the everyday 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/everyday/104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners/#t19).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* cousin goes "u wanna know a secret?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t19:1
# text = cousin goes "u wanna know a secret?
1	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	wanna	wanna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	dep	_	_
6	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **know** *in a quote* | infinitive | u | a secret |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer secret=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:* Uncle Dan n Auntie Rose are getting a divorce"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t19:2
# text = Uncle Dan n Auntie Rose are getting a divorce"
1	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Dan	Dan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	_
3	n	n	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	Auntie	Auntie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Rose	Rose	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	divorce	divorce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · progressive | Uncle Dan's Auntie Rose | a divorce |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer divorce=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Uncle Dan and Auntie Rose are going to divorce; that is their private business, so do not pass it on

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t19:o1:1
# text = Uncle Dan and Auntie Rose are going to divorce; that is their private business, so do not pass it on
1	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	Dan	Dan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	Auntie	Auntie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	Rose	Rose	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	divorce	divorce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	aux	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · progressive | Uncle and Auntie |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **divorce** | to-infinitive | Uncle and Auntie *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | that | Uncle's private business |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **pass on** | infinitive · do-support | Uncle and Auntie *not said here* | business |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means they are moving to another country far away and taking the cousins too

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t19:o2:1
# text = It means they are moving to another country far away and taking the cousins too
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cousins	cousin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	too	too	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **move** | present · progressive | they |  |  | another country |  | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to country=Trajectory |
| 3 | **take** | gerund | they *not said here* | the cousins |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cousin=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means they are going to buy a big new house together and move in there soon

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t19:o3:1
# text = It means they are going to buy a big new house together and move in there soon
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	obl	_	_
17	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | 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 |
| 2 | **go** | present · progressive | they |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **buy** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | a big new house |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
| 4 | **move** | present |  |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in there=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell everyone at the party

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t19:o4:1
# text = Tell everyone at the party
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	iobj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | everyone | the party |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |

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