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title: A new girl in Sydney speaks English with a Spanish accent and some k… — Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Foo… · tree and pragmatics
description: A new girl in Sydney speaks English with a Spanish accent and some kids laugh. What is TRUE? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 313 «Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Fools, illusions and adverts» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 2 · ★ · Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Fools, illusions and ad…

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A new girl in Sydney speaks English with a Spanish accent and some kids laugh. What is TRUE?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** new girl, kids · **What happens:** speak, laugh, be · **To what, where:** English · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 313 «Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Fools, illusions and adverts» 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/313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A new girl in Sydney speaks English with a Spanish accent and some kids laugh.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:t2:1
# text = A new girl in Sydney speaks English with a Spanish accent and some kids laugh.
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	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	laugh	laugh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | a new girl in Sydney | English |  |  |  | with a Spanish accent | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | present | some kids |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=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 is TRUE?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:t2:2
# text = What is TRUE?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	TRUE	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Laughing at accents is just friendly fun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:t2:o1:1
# text = Laughing at accents is just friendly fun
1	Laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	accents	accent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | gerund |  |  |  | accents |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Laughing | friendly fun |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Accents mean someone is not good at English

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:t2:o2:1
# text = Accents mean someone is not good at English
1	Accents	accent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Accents |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | someone |  |  | English |  | good *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She should hide her accent so she fits in and nobody notices her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:t2:o3:1
# text = She should hide her accent so she fits in and nobody notices her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fits	fit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	12	nsubj	_	_
12	notices	notice	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | should | She | her accent |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Patient |
| 2 | **fit in** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **notice** | present | nobody | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 4 | **accent** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom accent «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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Speaking two languages is a skill to be proud of

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:t2:o4:1
# text = Speaking two languages is a skill to be proud of
1	Speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	acl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund |  | two languages |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Speaking | a skill |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | tree rules |

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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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