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title: Josiah's friend: «mama J?? she's not ur real mom, that's sus». What… — Foster care · tree and pragmatics
description: Josiah's friend: «mama J?? she's not ur real mom, that's sus». What would Josiah most likely say? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 521 «Foster care» 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 11 · ★ · Foster care

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Josiah's friend: «mama J?? she's not ur real mom, that's sus». What would Josiah most likely say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** J, that, Josiah · **What happens:** not be, be, say · **To what, where:** real mom · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 521 «Foster care» 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/521-foster-care/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Josiah's friend: «mama J?? she's not ur real mom, that's sus».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t11:1
# text = Josiah's friend: «mama J?? she's not ur real mom, that's sus».
1	Josiah	Josiah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	mama	mama	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	J	J	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	??	??	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
12	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	sus	suspect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | J | ur's real mom |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | suspect *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:* What would Josiah most likely say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t11:2
# text = What would Josiah most likely say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	Josiah	Josiah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | would | Josiah |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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You're right, I'll stop calling her that from today

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t11:o1:1
# text = You're right, I'll stop calling her that from today
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
8	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	xcomp	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | You |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | future | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **call** | gerund | I *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | today |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme that=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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I'm not allowed to talk about my families at school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t11:o2:1
# text = I'm not allowed to talk about my families at school
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | I |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **talk** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  | school |  | about my families | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about family=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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My birth mom is fake, so I'll only love Mama J now

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t11:o3:1
# text = My birth mom is fake, so I'll only love Mama J now
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	love	love	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	Mama	Mama	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	J	J	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My birth mom |  |  |  |  | fake *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | future | I | Mama |  |  | now |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mama=Stimulus |

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

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She's real; she looks after me, and I love my birth mom too

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t11:o4:1
# text = She's real; she looks after me, and I love my birth mom too
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	too	too	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | she |  |  |  | after me |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **love** | present | I | my birth mom |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mom=Stimulus |

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