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title: Hester's mate: «u can't like one house more, that's well disloyal».… — Divorce and two homes · tree and pragmatics
description: Hester's mate: «u can't like one house more, that's well disloyal». Right? Test 9 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 wrong.
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# Test 9 · Divorce and two homes

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Hester's mate: «u can't like one house more, that's well disloyal». Right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, that · **What happens:** not like, be · **To what, where:** more

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This is test 9 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Hester's mate: «u can't like one house more, that's well disloyal».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t9:1
# text = Hester's mate: «u can't like one house more, that's well disloyal».
1	Hester	Hester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	appos	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	17	advmod	_	_
17	disloyal	disloyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** *in a quote* | can | u | more |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot more=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | disloyal, well *property* | tree rules |

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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:* Right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t9:2
# text = Right?
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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No, it's fine to like things about each home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t9:o1:1
# text = No, it's fine to like things about each home
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **like** | to-infinitive |  | things |  |  |  | about each home | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, but you have to pick one and stay there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t9:o2:1
# text = No, but you have to pick one and stay there
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
11	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pick** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | one |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient |
| 3 | **stay** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Yes, liking one more means you love that parent more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t9:o3:1
# text = Yes, liking one more means you love that parent more
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	liking	like	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	conj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
9	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | gerund |  | one |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot one=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | liking |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **love** | present | you | that parent |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer parent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, and you must never say which bits you like

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:516-divorce-and-two-homes:t9:o4:1
# text = Yes, and you must never say which bits you like
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	9	det	_	_
9	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | must | you | which bits |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bit=Topic |
| 2 | **like** | present | you | which bits *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bit=Theme |

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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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