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title: «some posh mum said maddie's mum is raising a thug. well rude». What… — What fights cost at home · tree and pragmatics
description: «some posh mum said maddie's mum is raising a thug. well rude». What's fair to say? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 376 «What fights cost at home» 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 8 · ★ · What fights cost at home

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«some posh mum said maddie's mum is raising a thug. well rude». What's fair to say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** posh mum, mum · **What happens:** say, raise, be · **To what, where:** thug · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 376 «What fights cost at home» 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/376-what-fights-cost-at-home/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «some posh mum said maddie's mum is raising a thug. well rude».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t8:1
# text = «some posh mum said maddie's mum is raising a thug. well rude».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
3	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	maddie	maddie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	raising	raise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	thug	thug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
14	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
15	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | some posh mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **raise** *in a quote* | present · progressive | maddie's mum | a thug |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thug=Theme |

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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 fair to say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t8:2
# text = What's fair to say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It doesn't matter at all what other people say about a family, ever

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t8:o1:1
# text = It doesn't matter at all what other people say about a family, ever
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	obj	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | It |  |  | all | ever |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | other people |  |  |  |  | about a family | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's unkind to blame the mum, but fights do give a family a bad name

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t8:o2:1
# text = It's unkind to blame the mum, but fights do give a family a bad name
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	blame	blame	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	fights	fight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | unkind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **blame** | to-infinitive |  | the mum |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | present · do-support | fights | a family |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent family=Recipient name=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Maddie's mum taught her to fight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t8:o3:1
# text = Maddie's mum taught her to fight
1	Maddie	Maddie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Maddie's mum |  | Maddie |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **fight** | to-infinitive | Maddie's mum *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The posh mum is totally right

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t8:o4:1
# text = The posh mum is totally right
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the posh mum |  |  |  |  | right, totally *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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