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title: A girl at the shop: «ur brother's well weird, why's he flapping his… — A sibling with a disability or illness… · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl at the shop: «ur brother's well weird, why's he flapping his hands lol». What could Jasmine say? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 506 «A sibling with a disability or illness, a sibling who left home» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 1 · ★ · A sibling with a disability or illness, a sibling who left…

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A girl at the shop: «ur brother's well weird, why's he flapping his hands lol». What could Jasmine say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother, he, Jasmine · **What happens:** be, flap, say · **To what, where:** hands · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 506 «A sibling with a disability or illness, a sibling who left home» 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/506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl at the shop: «ur brother's well weird, why's he flapping his hands lol».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t1:1
# text = A girl at the shop: «ur brother's well weird, why's he flapping his hands lol».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
12	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	flapping	flap	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	17	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | ur's brother |  |  |  |  | weird, well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **flap** *in a quote* | present · progressive | he | his hands |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

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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 could Jasmine say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t1:2
# text = What could Jasmine say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Jasmine	Jasmine	PROPN	NNP	_	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 | Jasmine |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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«He's copying birds 'cos he's been naughty»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t1:o1:1
# text = «He's copying birds 'cos he's been naughty»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	copying	copy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	naughty	naughty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** *in a quote* | present · progressive | He | birds |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | he |  |  |  |  | naughty *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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«He's doing it to wind you up on purpose»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t1:o2:1
# text = «He's doing it to wind you up on purpose»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	appos	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do up** *in a quote* | present · progressive | He | it |  | purpose |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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«Yeah he's weird, I'm not even related to him»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t1:o3:1
# text = «Yeah he's weird, I'm not even related to him»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | he |  |  |  |  | weird *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  | him *= he* |  |  | related *property* | tree rules |

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

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«He's autistic, it helps him calm down»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:t1:o4:1
# text = «He's autistic, it helps him calm down»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	autistic	autistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | He |  |  |  |  | autistic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** *in a quote* | present | it | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **calm down** *in a quote* | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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