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title: Mum in Singapore: «Sick or not? Can or not?» What is she asking Rohan? — When the story falls apart · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum in Singapore: «Sick or not? Can or not?» What is she asking Rohan? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 431 «When the story falls apart» 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 2 · ★★ · When the story falls apart

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Mum in Singapore: «Sick or not? Can or not?» What is she asking Rohan?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mum · **What happens:** ask · **To what, where:** Rohan

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 431 «When the story falls apart» 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/431-when-the-story-falls-apart/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum in Singapore: «Sick or not?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:431-when-the-story-falls-apart:t2:1
# text = Mum in Singapore: «Sick or not?
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Singapore	Singapore	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* Can or not?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:431-when-the-story-falls-apart:t2:2
# text = Can or not?»
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* What is she asking Rohan?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:431-when-the-story-falls-apart:t2:3
# text = What is she asking Rohan?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	Rohan	Rohan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · progressive | Mum |  | Rohan |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Whether he can do the quiz in a can

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:431-when-the-story-falls-apart:t2:o1:1
# text = Whether he can do the quiz in a can
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	quiz	quiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	obl	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | can | he | the quiz |  | a |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quiz=Eventuality |

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

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To pick one — is he sick or fine?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:431-when-the-story-falls-apart:t2:o2:1
# text = To pick one — is he sick or fine?
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | one |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Whether he wants a drink

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:431-when-the-story-falls-apart:t2:o3:1
# text = Whether he wants a drink
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | he | a drink |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot drink=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Whether he can open a can

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:431-when-the-story-falls-apart:t2:o4:1
# text = Whether he can open a can
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | can | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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