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title: «Mum talks to her mate in Australia every Sunday, that's well extra»… — Mum's best friend and Dad's mate from… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Mum talks to her mate in Australia every Sunday, that's well extra». (extra means over the top.) Why does she? Test 6 of lesson 482 «Mum's best friend and Dad's mate from work» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Test 6 · Mum's best friend and Dad's mate from work

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«Mum talks to her mate in Australia every Sunday, that's well extra». (extra means over the top.) Why does she?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mum, that, extra · **What happens:** talk, be, mean · **To what, where:** Australia, top

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This is test 6 of lesson 482 «Mum's best friend and Dad's mate from work» 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/482-mums-best-friend-and-dads-mate-from-work/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Mum talks to her mate in Australia every Sunday, that's well extra».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:482-mums-best-friend-and-dads-mate-from-work:t6:1
# text = «Mum talks to her mate in Australia every Sunday, that's well extra».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
15	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** *in a quote* | present | Mum |  |  | Australia and every Sunday |  | to Mum's mate | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to mate=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | extra, well *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:* (extra means over the top.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:482-mums-best-friend-and-dads-mate-from-work:t6:2
# text = (extra means over the top.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | extra |  |  | the top |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Why does she?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:482-mums-best-friend-and-dads-mate-from-work:t6:3
# text = Why does she?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She's checking what the weather is like over there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:482-mums-best-friend-and-dads-mate-from-work:t6:o1:1
# text = She's checking what the weather is like over there
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	checking	check	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	over	over	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present · progressive | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the weather |  |  |  |  | over, there *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Australia is very close

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:482-mums-best-friend-and-dads-mate-from-work:t6:o2:1
# text = Australia is very close
1	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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

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

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Friendships last across the world if you keep calling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:482-mums-best-friend-and-dads-mate-from-work:t6:o3:1
# text = Friendships last across the world if you keep calling
1	Friendships	friendship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	last	last	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | present | Friendships |  |  | the world |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **call** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She has to for her job

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:482-mums-best-friend-and-dads-mate-from-work:t6:o4:1
# text = She has to for her job
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	xcomp	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She |  |  |  |  | for her job | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **job** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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