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title: Kyle: «you're adopted, div, nobody wanted ya». Is «adopted» an insult? — Fighting, ignoring each other and shar… · tree and pragmatics
description: Kyle: «you're adopted, div, nobody wanted ya». Is «adopted» an insult? Test 1 of lesson 508 «Fighting, ignoring each other and sharing a room» 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 1 · Fighting, ignoring each other and sharing a room

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Kyle: «you're adopted, div, nobody wanted ya». Is «adopted» an insult?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** nobody · **What happens:** adopt, div, want · **To what, where:** Kyle, insult

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This is test 1 of lesson 508 «Fighting, ignoring each other and sharing a room» 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/508-fighting-ignoring-each-other-and-sharing-a-room/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kyle: «you're adopted, div, nobody wanted ya».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:508-fighting-ignoring-each-other-and-sharing-a-room:t1:1
# text = Kyle: «you're adopted, div, nobody wanted ya».
1	Kyle	Kyle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	div	div	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
11	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	ya	ya	X	GW	_	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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* | present · passive |  | Kyle |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **div** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** *in a quote* | past | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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:* Is «adopted» an insult?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:508-fighting-ignoring-each-other-and-sharing-a-room:t1:2
# text = Is «adopted» an insult?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	insult	insult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adopt** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | a insult |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: insult=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, being adopted is something to hide

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:508-fighting-ignoring-each-other-and-sharing-a-room:t1:o1:1
# text = Yes, being adopted is something to hide
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adopt** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP» |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hide** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, adopted kids aren't real family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:508-fighting-ignoring-each-other-and-sharing-a-room:t1:o2:1
# text = Yes, adopted kids aren't real family
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adopt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | adopted kids | real family |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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No, it isn't, and he isn't anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:508-fighting-ignoring-each-other-and-sharing-a-room:t1:o3:1
# text = No, it isn't, and he isn't anyway
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **be** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | anyway *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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No, but only because he said div first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:508-fighting-ignoring-each-other-and-sharing-a-room:t1:o4:1
# text = No, but only because he said div first
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	div	div	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **div** | infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |

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