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title: «Lachlan's spoilt rotten, he's got every console». What changed the… — The only child: all the attention and… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Lachlan's spoilt rotten, he's got every console». What changed the picture? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 499 «The only child: all the attention and wanting a sibling» 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 
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# Test 3 · ★★ · The only child: all the attention and wanting a sibling

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«Lachlan's spoilt rotten, he's got every console». What changed the picture?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Lachlan · **What happens:** spoil, get, change · **To what, where:** console, picture

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 499 «The only child: all the attention and wanting a sibling» 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/499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Lachlan's spoilt rotten, he's got every console».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:t3:1
# text = «Lachlan's spoilt rotten, he's got every console».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Lachlan	Lachlan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	spoilt	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	console	console	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	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 | **spoil** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | rotten *property* | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | present · passive | Lachlan | every console |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer console=Stimulus |

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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:* What changed the picture?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:t3:2
# text = What changed the picture?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past |  | the picture |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He sold every console he had to buy a scooter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:t3:o1:1
# text = He sold every console he had to buy a scooter
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	console	console	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	scooter	scooter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | He | every console |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **buy** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | a scooter |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scooter=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He started bragging even more at school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:t3:o2:1
# text = He started bragging even more at school
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bragging	brag	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **brag** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | school |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He hid the consoles under his bed from his mates

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:t3:o3:1
# text = He hid the consoles under his bed from his mates
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	consoles	console	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | He | the consoles |  | his bed |  | from his mates | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent console=Patient from mate=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He shared, and sharing is the opposite of spoilt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:t3:o4:1
# text = He shared, and sharing is the opposite of spoilt
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	sharing	sharing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	opposite	opposite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	spoilt	spoilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | sharing | the opposite |  |  |  | of spoilt | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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