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title: Maddox: «what does ‹hereby› even mean, am I in trouble??» What's true? — Living in a children's home · tree and pragmatics
description: Maddox: «what does ‹hereby› even mean, am I in trouble??» What's true? Test 8 of lesson 520 «Living in a children's home» 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 8 · Living in a children's home

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Maddox: «what does ‹hereby› even mean, am I in trouble??» What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Maddox, I · **What happens:** do, mean, be · **To what, where:** ‹, trouble · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 520 «Living in a children's 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/520-living-in-a-childrens-home/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Maddox: «what does ‹hereby› even mean, am I in trouble??»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t8:1
# text = Maddox: «what does ‹hereby› even mean, am I in trouble??»
1	Maddox	Maddox	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
5	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	‹	‹	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hereby	hereby	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	›	›	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | present | Maddox | ‹ |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ‹=Eventuality |
| 2 | **mean** *in a quote* | present | Maddox *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hereby, › *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  | trouble |  |  | 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:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t8:2
# text = What's true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He has to go to court alone and explain himself to a judge without help

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t8:o1:1
# text = He has to go to court alone and explain himself to a judge without help
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | court |  | alone *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to court=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **explain** *speech: assert* | infinitive | He *not said here* | himself *= he* | a judge |  |  | without help | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent himself=Topic to judge=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He should ignore the letter, as children aren't allowed to read their own post

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t8:o2:1
# text = He should ignore the letter, as children aren't allowed to read their own post
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | should | He | the letter |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | children |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **read** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | children *not said here* | children's own post |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent post=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He must be in big trouble, because court letters only go to naughty children

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t8:o3:1
# text = He must be in big trouble, because court letters only go to naughty children
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	naughty	naughty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | He |  |  | big trouble |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | court letters |  |  |  |  | to naughty children | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to child=Initial\_Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Formal letters use stiff words; he's not in trouble, and his social worker can explain

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t8:o4:1
# text = Formal letters use stiff words; he's not in trouble, and his social worker can explain
1	Formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Formal letters | stiff words |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | he |  |  | trouble |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **explain** *speech: assert* | can | his social worker |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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