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title: In a cartoon, a clever kid makes her divorced parents fall back in l… — Divorce and two homes · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, a clever kid makes her divorced parents fall back in love. What is more real? Test 4 of lesson 516 «Divorce and two homes» 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 right.
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# Test 4 · Divorce and two homes

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In a cartoon, a clever kid makes her divorced parents fall back in love. What is more real?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** clever kid, divorced parents · **What happens:** make, fall back, be · **To what, where:** cartoon, love

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This is test 4 of lesson 516 «Divorce and two homes» 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/516-divorce-and-two-homes/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a clever kid makes her divorced parents fall back in love.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t4:1
# text = In a cartoon, a clever kid makes her divorced parents fall back in love.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	divorced	divorced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a clever kid |  |  | a cartoon |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall back** | present | kid's divorced parents |  |  | love |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in love=Location |

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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 is more real?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t4:2
# text = What is more real?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Any kid with a clever enough plan can reunite them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t4:o1:1
# text = Any kid with a clever enough plan can reunite them
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	reunite	reunite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reunite** | can | any kid with a clever enough plan | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Parents who divorce never speak to each other again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t4:o2:1
# text = Parents who divorce never speak to each other again
1	Parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
3	divorce	divorce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	5	obl	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | present | Parents |  |  |  | again | to each | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to each=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Every divorced couple gets back together in the end

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t4:o3:1
# text = Every divorced couple gets back together in the end
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	divorced	divorced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get back** | present | every divorced couple |  |  |  | in the end | together *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Kids can't fix it; some parents end up friends and some don't

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t4:o4:1
# text = Kids can't fix it; some parents end up friends and some don't
1	Kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	nsubj	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fix** | can | Kids | it |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **end up** | present | some parents | friends |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **do** | present | some |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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