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title: «which one's ur REAL mum tho». Wren wants to keep it short. What cou… — Every family is different · tree and pragmatics
description: «which one's ur REAL mum tho». Wren wants to keep it short. What could she say? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 486 «Every family is different» 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 2 · ★ · Every family is different

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«which one's ur REAL mum tho». Wren wants to keep it short. What could she say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Wren · **What happens:** want, keep, say · **To what, where:** it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 486 «Every family is different» 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/486-every-family-is-different/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «which one's ur REAL mum tho».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:t2:1
# text = «which one's ur REAL mum tho».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	REAL	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	tho	tho	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* Wren wants to keep it short.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:t2:2
# text = Wren wants to keep it short.
1	Wren	Wren	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Wren |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Wren *not said here* | it |  |  |  | short *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What could she say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:t2:3
# text = What could she say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | could | Wren |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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«Go and ask the teacher, she knows.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:t2:o1:1
# text = «Go and ask the teacher, she knows.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | the teacher |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |
| 3 | **know** *in a quote* | present | teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Neither, I was adopted by aliens.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:t2:o2:1
# text = «Neither, I was adopted by aliens.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	aliens	alien	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adopt** *in a quote* | past · passive | aliens | I |  |  |  | neither *property* | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Both. Next question.»

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*Sentence 1:* «Both.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:t2:o3:1
# text = «Both.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* Next question.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:t2:o3:2
# text = Next question.»
1	Next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«I'll tell you if you pay me a quid.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:t2:o4:1
# text = «I'll tell you if you pay me a quid.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	quid	quid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | future | I |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 2 | **pay** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | you | a quid | me |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient quid=Asset |

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