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title: ★★★ Roisin says, «My cousin's in foster care.» Sienna-Rae is too. Wh… — Friends who get it · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Roisin says, «My cousin's in foster care.» Sienna-Rae is too. Which of these must be true? Test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 525 «Friends who get it» 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 · ★★★ · Friends who get it

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★★★ Roisin says, «My cousin's in foster care.» Sienna-Rae is too. Which of these must be true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, cousin, Sienna · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** foster care · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 525 «Friends who get it» 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/525-friends-who-get-it/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Roisin says, «My cousin's in foster care.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:t9:1
# text = ★★★ Roisin says, «My cousin's in foster care.»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Roisin	Roisin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	foster	foster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | ★ ★ Roisin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | My cousin |  |  | foster care |  |  | 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:* Sienna-Rae is too.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:t9:2
# text = Sienna-Rae is too.
1	Sienna	Sienna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Rae	Rae	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | Sienna *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* Which of these must be true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:t9:3
# text = Which of these must be true?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	1	nmod	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **is** | must |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Roisin is in foster care as well as her cousin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:t9:o1:1
# text = Roisin is in foster care as well as her cousin
1	Roisin	Roisin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	foster	foster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADV	5	advmod	_	_
7	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	fixed	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Roisin's cousin and Sienna-Rae live in the same home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:t9:o2:1
# text = Roisin's cousin and Sienna-Rae live in the same home
1	Roisin	Roisin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	Sienna	Sienna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Rae	ra	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
8	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Roisin's cousin and Sienna Rae |  |  | the same home |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in home=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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At least two children Roisin knows are in foster care

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:t9:o3:1
# text = At least two children Roisin knows are in foster care
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	nmod	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
5	Roisin	Roisin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	foster	foster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | Roisin | two children at least *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | two children at least |  |  | foster care |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Sienna-Rae and Roisin's cousin have the same foster mum

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:t9:o4:1
# text = Sienna-Rae and Roisin's cousin have the same foster mum
1	Sienna	Sienna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Rae	Rae	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	Roisin	Roisin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	foster	foster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Sienna and Roisin's cousin | the same foster mum |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=Patient |

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