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title: Chloe's sister: «say it again, louder, look at me!» Why is this good… — How to say stop · tree and pragmatics
description: Chloe's sister: «say it again, louder, look at me!» Why is this good practice? Test 8 of lesson 388 «How to say stop» 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 · How to say stop

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Chloe's sister: «say it again, louder, look at me!» Why is this good practice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** say, look, be · **To what, where:** it, good practice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 388 «How to say stop» 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/388-how-to-say-stop/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Chloe's sister: «say it again, louder, look at me!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:388-how-to-say-stop:t8:1
# text = Chloe's sister: «say it again, louder, look at me!»
1	Chloe	Chloe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	louder	loud	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	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 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  | it |  |  | again |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **look** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | at me | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at i=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:* Why is this good practice?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:388-how-to-say-stop:t8:2
# text = Why is this good practice?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It's to make her sister go away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:388-how-to-say-stop:t8:o1:1
# text = It's to make her sister go away
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go away** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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A practised no comes out strong when needed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:388-how-to-say-stop:t8:o2:1
# text = A practised no comes out strong when needed
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	practised	practise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	no	no	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come out** | present | a practised no |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **need** | participle | a practised no *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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It helps her sing better

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:388-how-to-say-stop:t8:o3:1
# text = It helps her sing better
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | It | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It's a game for bossy big sisters who like shouting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:388-how-to-say-stop:t8:o4:1
# text = It's a game for bossy big sisters who like shouting
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	bossy	bossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a game |  |  |  | for bossy big sisters | tree rules |
| 2 | **like** | present | bossy big sisters |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* *not said to happen* | gerund | bossy big sisters *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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