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title: Ciara: «we see each other every 2 weeks but it's not enough». What c… — Foster care · tree and pragmatics
description: Ciara: «we see each other every 2 weeks but it's not enough». What can she do? Test 6 · ★ 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 6 · ★ · Foster care

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Ciara: «we see each other every 2 weeks but it's not enough». What can she do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** we, it, Ciara · **What happens:** see, not be, do · **To what, where:** each

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ciara: «we see each other every 2 weeks but it's not enough».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t6:1
# text = Ciara: «we see each other every 2 weeks but it's not enough».
1	Ciara	Ciara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	5	obj	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	fixed	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
9	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** *in a quote* | present | we | each |  |  | week | Ciara *vocative* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer each=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | it |  |  |  |  | enough *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 can she do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t6:2
# text = What can she do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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 | **do** | can | Ciara |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing, children are never allowed to ask about that

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t6:o1:1
# text = Nothing, children are never allowed to ask about that
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | Nothing |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Nothing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about that | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about that=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Run off to Cian's foster home by herself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t6:o2:1
# text = Run off to Cian's foster home by herself
1	Run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	Cian	Cian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	foster	foster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run off** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to Cian's foster *result*; by Cian; home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to foster=Result |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Ask her social worker if they can meet more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t6:o3:1
# text = Ask her social worker if they can meet more
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | social worker | her *= she* |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **meet** *a condition, not said to happen* | can | they | more |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Co-Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Stop seeing him because it hurts too much

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t6:o4:1
# text = Stop seeing him because it hurts too much
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **see** | gerund | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 3 | **hurt** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |

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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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