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title: A new girl's name is Siobhan, and you are not sure how to say it. Wh… — Greeting neighbours and new people · tree and pragmatics
description: A new girl's name is Siobhan, and you are not sure how to say it. What should you do? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 123 «Greeting neighbours and new people» 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 right.
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# Test 6 · ★ · Greeting neighbours and new people

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A new girl's name is Siobhan, and you are not sure how to say it. What should you do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** name, you, new girl · **What happens:** be, not be, say, name, do · **To what, where:** Siobhan, name · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 123 «Greeting neighbours and new people» 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/123-neighbours-and-new-people/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A new girl's name is Siobhan, and you are not sure how to say it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:123-neighbours-and-new-people:t6:1
# text = A new girl's name is Siobhan, and you are not sure how to say it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	Siobhan	Siobhan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
14	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	ccomp	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a new girl's name | Siobhan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | name |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 4 | **name** |  | a new girl |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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:* What should you do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:123-neighbours-and-new-people:t6:2
# text = What should you do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Ask her how to say it and try your best

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:123-neighbours-and-new-people:t6:o1:1
# text = Ask her how to say it and try your best
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 3 | **try** | infinitive | you *not said here* | your best |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Spell it out loud letter by letter every time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:123-neighbours-and-new-people:t6:o2:1
# text = Spell it out loud letter by letter every time
1	Spell	spell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	loud	loud	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell out** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  | time | loud *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme letter=Manner |
| 2 | **letter** |  | letter |  |  |  |  |  | nom letter «communication transitive»: by=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Call her "Sarah", since it is close enough

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:123-neighbours-and-new-people:t6:o3:1
# text = Call her "Sarah", since it is close enough
1	Call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Sarah	Sarah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
11	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | close, enough *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Never use her name to avoid a mistake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:123-neighbours-and-new-people:t6:o4:1
# text = Never use her name to avoid a mistake
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | her name |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a mistake |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent mistake=Location |
| 3 | **name** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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