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description: Ruaridh: «Dad's is better cos he lets me stay up». What would most likely happen if he said that to Mum every week? Test 8 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 
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# Test 8 · Divorce and two homes

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Ruaridh: «Dad's is better cos he lets me stay up». What would most likely happen if he said that to Mum every week?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ruaridh, me · **What happens:** be, let, stay up, happen, say · **To what, where:** better cos, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ruaridh: «Dad's is better cos he lets me stay up».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t8:1
# text = Ruaridh: «Dad's is better cos he lets me stay up».
1	Ruaridh	Ruaridh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	cos	cos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Ruaridh | Dad's better cos |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** *in a quote* | present | Ruaridh | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stay up** *in a quote* | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 would most likely happen if he said that to Mum every week?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t8:2
# text = What would most likely happen if he said that to Mum every week?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
12	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would |  |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Ruaridh |  |  |  | week |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Mum would keep feeling hurt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t8:o1:1
# text = Mum would keep feeling hurt
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | would | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | gerund | Mum *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **hurt** | participle | Mum *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Mum would start letting him stay up till ten

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t8:o2:1
# text = Mum would start letting him stay up till ten
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	letting	let	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	till	till	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | would | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **let** | gerund | Mum *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **stay up** | infinitive | Mum *not said here* |  |  |  | till ten |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Dad would make his rules strict as well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t8:o3:1
# text = Dad would make his rules strict as well
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADV	3	advmod	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | would | Dad | Dad's rules |  |  |  | strict *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Product |
| 2 | **rule** |  | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nothing, parents never mind being compared

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t8:o4:1
# text = Nothing, parents never mind being compared
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	mind	mind	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mind** | present | Nothing parents |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **compare** | gerund · passive | Nothing parents *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle» |

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