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title: Amara: «long-term?? what if I mess up and they change their minds».… — Foster care · tree and pragmatics
description: Amara: «long-term?? what if I mess up and they change their minds». What's the wise move? Test 9 · ★ 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 wrong.
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# Test 9 · ★ · Foster care

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Amara: «long-term?? what if I mess up and they change their minds». What's the wise move?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, they, their, wise move · **What happens:** mess up, change, mind, be · **To what, where:** long term, minds

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Amara: «long-term?? what if I mess up and they change their minds».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t9:1
# text = Amara: «long-term?? what if I mess up and they change their minds».
1	Amara	Amara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	mess	mess	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	change	change	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	minds	mind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mess up** *in a quote* | present | I | long term |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** *in a quote* | present | they | their minds |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient |
| 3 | **mind** *in a quote* |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 the wise move?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t9:2
# text = What's the wise move?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the wise move |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Write her worries down and ask the social worker

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t9:o1:1
# text = Write her worries down and ask the social worker
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	worries	worry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	down	down	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write down** | imperative | you *not said here* | her worries |  |  |  | down *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worry=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive | you *not said here* | the social worker |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent worker=Recipient |
| 3 | **worry** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom worry «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Be perfect every minute so they never change their mind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t9:o2:1
# text = Be perfect every minute so they never change their mind
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	change	change	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | perfect *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **change** | present | every perfect minute | their mind |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient |
| 3 | **mind** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Say no so she can never be let down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t9:o3:1
# text = Say no so she can never be let down
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	1	discourse	_	_
3	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	let	let	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
9	down	down	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **let down** | can · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Keep it to herself and hope for the best

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:521-foster-care:t9:o4:1
# text = Keep it to herself and hope for the best
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | herself *= she* |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **hope** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the best | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for good=Theme |

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