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title: Bro: «got to Jake's 4:15, left 6:02, pasta red sauce, 3–2 Arsenal».… — Too many details, too few · tree and pragmatics
description: Bro: «got to Jake's 4:15, left 6:02, pasta red sauce, 3–2 Arsenal». Mum, dry: «Very precise.» Why is she suspicious? Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 450 «Too many details, too few» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Too many details, too few

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Bro: «got to Jake's 4:15, left 6:02, pasta red sauce, 3–2 Arsenal». Mum, dry: «Very precise.» Why is she suspicious?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Bro · **What happens:** get, leave, be · **To what, where:** 6:02

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 450 «Too many details, too few» 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/450-too-many-details-too-few/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Bro: «got to Jake's 4:15, left 6:02, pasta red sauce, 3–2 Arsenal».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t1:1
# text = Bro: «got to Jake's 4:15, left 6:02, pasta red sauce, 3–2 Arsenal».
1	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	4:15	4:15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	6:02	6:02	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
14	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	–	–	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	Arsenal	arsenal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | past | Bro |  |  |  |  | to Jake's 4:15 *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to 4:15=Result |
| 2 | **leave** *in a quote* | past | Bro *not said here* | 6:02 |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent 6:02=Theme sauce=Attribute |

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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:* Mum, dry: «Very precise.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t1:2
# text = Mum, dry: «Very precise.»
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Why is she suspicious?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t1:3
# text = Why is she suspicious?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	suspicious	suspicious	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 | Bro |  |  |  |  | suspicious *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Nobody remembers an afternoon to the minute

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t1:o1:1
# text = Nobody remembers an afternoon to the minute
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remembers	remember	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | Nobody |  |  |  | afternoon; minute |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jake doesn't have a house with a TV in it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t1:o2:1
# text = Jake doesn't have a house with a TV in it
1	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | Jake | a house |  | TV |  | with a TV | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Arsenal never wins 3–2

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t1:o3:1
# text = Arsenal never wins 3–2
1	Arsenal	Arsenal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	–	–	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	6	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **win** | present | Arsenal | 3 |  |  |  | – 2 | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pasta never has red sauce on a weekday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t1:o4:1
# text = Pasta never has red sauce on a weekday
1	Pasta	Pasta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	weekday	weekday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present | Pasta | red sauce |  | a weekday |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sauce=Patient |

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