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title: «why'd Mrs O put them in the same science group, she's mental». Why… — Maddie's nose and Connor's «equality» · tree and pragmatics
description: «why'd Mrs O put them in the same science group, she's mental». Why might she have done it? Test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 379 «Maddie's nose and Connor's «equality»» 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 wa
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# Test 7 · ★★★ · Maddie's nose and Connor's «equality»

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«why'd Mrs O put them in the same science group, she's mental». Why might she have done it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mrs · **What happens:** put, be, do · **To what, where:** them, same science group, group

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This is test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 379 «Maddie's nose and Connor's «equality»» 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/379-maddies-nose-and-connors-equality/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «why'd Mrs O put them in the same science group, she's mental».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:379-maddies-nose-and-connors-equality:t7:1
# text = «why'd Mrs O put them in the same science group, she's mental».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	O	O	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** *in a quote* | would | Mrs | them *= they* |  | the same science group |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in group=Destination |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Mrs |  |  |  |  | mental *property* | 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:* Why might she have done it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:379-maddies-nose-and-connors-equality:t7:2
# text = Why might she have done it?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | might · perfect | Mrs | group |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She was really trying to punish Sam

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:379-maddies-nose-and-connors-equality:t7:o1:1
# text = She was really trying to punish Sam
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	punish	punish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past · progressive | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **punish** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | Sam |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sam=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She wanted to see another fight between the two of them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:379-maddies-nose-and-connors-equality:t7:o2:1
# text = She wanted to see another fight between the two of them
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | another fight |  |  |  | between the two of them | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fight=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Working on something together can help them make up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:379-maddies-nose-and-connors-equality:t7:o3:1
# text = Working on something together can help them make up
1	Working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | on something; together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on something=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | can | Working | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **make up** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She forgot all about the punch in the line

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:379-maddies-nose-and-connors-equality:t7:o4:1
# text = She forgot all about the punch in the line
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	punch	punch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | She |  |  | the line |  | about the punch; all *property* | tree rules |

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