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title: Mate: «Staying home is fine, you plank». Is she being mean? — Boasting cousins and made-up holidays · tree and pragmatics
description: Mate: «Staying home is fine, you plank». Is she being mean? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 435 «Boasting cousins and made-up holidays» 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 3 · ★★ · Boasting cousins and made-up holidays

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Mate: «Staying home is fine, you plank». Is she being mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mate, you, she · **What happens:** stay, be, plank · **To what, where:** home · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 435 «Boasting cousins and made-up holidays» 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/435-boasting-cousins-and-made-up-holidays/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mate: «Staying home is fine, you plank».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:435-boasting-cousins-and-made-up-holidays:t3:1
# text = Mate: «Staying home is fine, you plank».
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj	_	_
5	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	plank	plank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** *in a quote* | gerund |  | home |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme home=Location |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Mate |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **plank** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Is she being mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:435-boasting-cousins-and-made-up-holidays:t3:2
# text = Is she being mean?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	mean	mean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She wants Priya to leave her alone and go home for good

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:435-boasting-cousins-and-made-up-holidays:t3:o1:1
# text = She wants Priya to leave her alone and go home for good
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Priya	Priya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	home	home	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | She | Priya |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Priya *not said here* | Priya |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | Priya *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for good; home *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for good=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She thinks Priya is really made of wood, like a plank

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:435-boasting-cousins-and-made-up-holidays:t3:o2:1
# text = She thinks Priya is really made of wood, like a plank
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Priya	Priya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	plank	plank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present · passive |  | Priya |  |  |  | of wood; like a plank | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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

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No, it's a friendly joke and she means it kindly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:435-boasting-cousins-and-made-up-holidays:t3:o3:1
# text = No, it's a friendly joke and she means it kindly
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a friendly joke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | she | joke |  |  |  | kindly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, she's very angry and wants a big fight after school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:435-boasting-cousins-and-made-up-holidays:t3:o4:1
# text = Yes, she's very angry and wants a big fight after school
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | present | she *not said here* | a big fight |  |  | after school |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot fight=Theme |

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