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title: Felix gets 10 presents at Christmas, says thank you for each and sha… — Rich families: the big house, the nann… · tree and pragmatics
description: Felix gets 10 presents at Christmas, says thank you for each and shares his new game. His mate still says «spoilt». What's fair? Test 6 · ★★ of lesson 491 «Rich families: the big house, the nanny and never seeing Dad» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Rich families: the big house, the nanny and never seeing Dad

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Felix gets 10 presents at Christmas, says thank you for each and shares his new game. His mate still says «spoilt». What's fair?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Felix, mate · **What happens:** get, say, thank, share, be · **To what, where:** 10 presents, Christmas, you, new game, spoilt · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 491 «Rich families: the big house, the nanny and never seeing Dad» 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/491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Felix gets 10 presents at Christmas, says thank you for each and shares his new game.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad:t6:1
# text = Felix gets 10 presents at Christmas, says thank you for each and shares his new game.
1	Felix	Felix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	presents	present	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	shares	share	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Felix | 10 presents |  | Christmas |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent present=Theme at christmas=Asset |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  | for each | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for each=Attribute |
| 4 | **share** | present | Felix *not said here* | Felix's new game |  |  |  |  | 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:* His mate still says «spoilt».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad:t6:2
# text = His mate still says «spoilt».
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	spoilt	spoilt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Felix's mate | spoilt |  |  | still |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent spoilt=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What's fair?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad:t6:3
# text = What's fair?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Felix should never say thank you again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad:t6:o1:1
# text = Felix should never say thank you again
1	Felix	Felix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | should | Felix |  |  |  | again |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Felix is being grateful and kind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad:t6:o2:1
# text = Felix is being grateful and kind
1	Felix	Felix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	grateful	grateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Felix |  |  |  |  | grateful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Felix *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Felix should give all ten presents away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad:t6:o3:1
# text = Felix should give all ten presents away
1	Felix	Felix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	presents	present	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | should | Felix | ten presents |  |  |  | away *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent present=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Felix is spoilt because of the number

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad:t6:o4:1
# text = Felix is spoilt because of the number
1	Felix	Felix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	spoilt	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spoil** | present · passive |  | Felix |  |  |  | because the number | tree rules |

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