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title: whats ur address kiddo, do u know it? why does it matter — Trusted adults and asking for help · tree and pragmatics
description: whats ur address kiddo, do u know it? why does it matter Test 13 of lesson 56 «Trusted adults and asking for help» 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 13 · Trusted adults and asking for help

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whats ur address kiddo, do u know it? why does it matter

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** whats · **What happens:** know, matter · **To what, where:** kiddo

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This is test 13 of lesson 56 «Trusted adults and asking for help» 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/56-trusted-adults-and-asking-for-help/#t13).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:56-trusted-adults-and-asking-for-help:t13:1
# text = whats ur address kiddo, do u know it? why does it matter
1	whats	what	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
2	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	kiddo	kiddo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux	_	_
7	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
11	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
12	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	expl	_	_
14	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | infinitive · do-support | whats  ur's address kiddo | kiddo |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 2 | **matter** | present · do-support |  | kiddo |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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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.

## The options {#options}

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

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You need it so helpers can find you or take you home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:56-trusted-adults-and-asking-for-help:t13:o1:1
# text = You need it so helpers can find you or take you home
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	helpers	helper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	home	home	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | You | it |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | can | helpers | you |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Topic |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive | helpers *not said here* |  | you |  |  | home *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument you=Destination |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Kids never need to know their address

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:56-trusted-adults-and-asking-for-help:t13:o2:1
# text = Kids never need to know their address
1	Kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present | Kids |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **know** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Kids *not said here* | Kids's address |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer address=Stimulus |
| 3 | **address** |  | Kids *= kid* |  |  |  |  |  | nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It matters only for grown-ups, not for kids, who always have someone with them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:56-trusted-adults-and-asking-for-help:t13:o3:1
# text = It matters only for grown-ups, not for kids, who always have someone with them
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	15	advmod	_	_
15	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	obj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | present | It |  |  |  |  | for grown ups | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **have** | present |  | someone |  |  |  | for kids; with kids *= kid*; always *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It only matters for getting post

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:56-trusted-adults-and-asking-for-help:t13:o4:1
# text = It only matters for getting post
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **get** | gerund |  | post |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer post=Stimulus |

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