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title: my brother says if u fake being asleep mum does the shopping herself… — Homework, practice and the team counti… · tree and pragmatics
description: my brother says if u fake being asleep mum does the shopping herself, works every time. good plan? Test 3 of lesson 351 «Homework, practice and the team counting on you» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova'
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# Test 3 · Homework, practice and the team counting on you

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my brother says if u fake being asleep mum does the shopping herself, works every time. good plan?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** brother, u · **What happens:** say, be, do, work · **To what, where:** fake asleep mum, shopping · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 351 «Homework, practice and the team counting on you» 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/351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t3:1
# text = my brother says if u fake being asleep mum does the shopping herself, works every time. good plan?
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
6	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
8	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
16	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
19	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund |  | fake asleep mum |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | u | the shopping |  |  |  | mum *obl* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shopping=Eventuality |
| 4 | **work** | present |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn employment-95.3 «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.

## The options {#options}

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

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No, it's a lie and leaves Mum doing it all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t3:o1:1
# text = No, it's a lie and leaves Mum doing it all
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	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	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a lie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | present |  | Mum |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent mum=Theme all=Attribute |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | Mum *not said here* | lie |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, if you snore a bit it's totally believable

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t3:o2:1
# text = Yes, if you snore a bit it's totally believable
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	snore	snore	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	believable	believable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snore** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | a bit |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | bit |  |  |  |  | believable, totally *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, Mum likes unpacking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t3:o3:1
# text = Yes, Mum likes unpacking
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	unpacking	unpack	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **unpack** *not said to happen* | gerund | Mum *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only on Saturdays

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t3:o4:1
# text = Only on Saturdays
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Saturdays	Saturday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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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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