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title: lunch helper sees you bin a full sandwich and says «that's a waste,… — Wasting food and water · tree and pragmatics
description: lunch helper sees you bin a full sandwich and says «that's a waste, love». What's the honest response? Test 9 of lesson 360 «Wasting food and water» 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 9 · Wasting food and water

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lunch helper sees you bin a full sandwich and says «that's a waste, love». What's the honest response?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** lunch helper, you, that, honest response · **What happens:** see, bin, say, be · **To what, where:** full sandwich, waste · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 of lesson 360 «Wasting food and water» 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/360-sandwiches-taps-lights-paper-and-the-buffet/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* lunch helper sees you bin a full sandwich and says «that's a waste, love».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:360-sandwiches-taps-lights-paper-and-the-buffet:t9:1
# text = lunch helper sees you bin a full sandwich and says «that's a waste, love».
1	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	helper	helper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	bin	bin	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | lunch helper |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **bin** | present | you | a full sandwich |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sandwich=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | a waste |  |  |  | love *vocative* | tree rules |

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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 honest response?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:360-sandwiches-taps-lights-paper-and-the-buffet:t9:2
# text = What's the honest response?
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	5	det	_	_
4	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	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 honest response |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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«I'm feeding the bin»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:360-sandwiches-taps-lights-paper-and-the-buffet:t9:o1:1
# text = «I'm feeding the bin»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	feeding	feed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I | the bin |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bin=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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«Sorry, I don't like the crusts»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:360-sandwiches-taps-lights-paper-and-the-buffet:t9:o2:1
# text = «Sorry, I don't like the crusts»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sorry	sorry	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	crusts	crust	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **not** **like** *in a quote* | present · do-support | I | the crusts |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot crust=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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«Mind your own business, it's my sandwich»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:360-sandwiches-taps-lights-paper-and-the-buffet:t9:o3:1
# text = «Mind your own business, it's my sandwich»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mind	mind	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	csubj	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mind** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | your own business |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent business=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | my sandwich |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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«Not mine»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:360-sandwiches-taps-lights-paper-and-the-buffet:t9:o4:1
# text = «Not mine»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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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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