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title: «there's 12 sweets and 6 of us, i had 8 lol». What's the problem? — Taking too much · tree and pragmatics
description: «there's 12 sweets and 6 of us, i had 8 lol». What's the problem? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 352 «Taking too much» 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 1 · ★ · Taking too much

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«there's 12 sweets and 6 of us, i had 8 lol». What's the problem?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** 12 sweets, i, problem · **What happens:** be, have

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 352 «Taking too much» 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/352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «there's 12 sweets and 6 of us, i had 8 lol».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:t1:1
# text = «there's 12 sweets and 6 of us, i had 8 lol».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** *in a quote* | present | 12 sweets |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | past | i |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lol=Patient |

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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's the problem?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:t1:2
# text = What's the problem?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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There is no problem, 8 is fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:t1:o1:1
# text = There is no problem, 8 is fine
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | no problem |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | 8 | no problem *not said here* |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The others only have 4 left to share between 5

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:t1:o2:1
# text = The others only have 4 left to share between 5
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obj	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the others | 4 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | participle | 4 *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **share** | to-infinitive | 4 *not said here* |  |  |  |  | between 5 | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Everyone still gets 2 each, since the bag was big enough

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:t1:o3:1
# text = Everyone still gets 2 each, since the bag was big enough
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
12	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Everyone | 2 |  |  | still |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 2=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | past | the bag |  |  |  |  | big, enough *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He should have taken all 12

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:t1:o4:1
# text = He should have taken all 12
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | should · perfect | He | all 12 |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 12=Theme |

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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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