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title: A boy in Sydney sees his baby cousin about to be given whole grapes.… — Food, drinks and feeling ill · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy in Sydney sees his baby cousin about to be given whole grapes. What could he tell an adult? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 81 «Food, drinks and feeling ill» 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 righ
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# Test 1 · ★ · Food, drinks and feeling ill

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A boy in Sydney sees his baby cousin about to be given whole grapes. What could he tell an adult?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** see, give, tell · **To what, where:** baby cousin, whole grapes, adult · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 81 «Food, drinks and feeling ill» 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/81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy in Sydney sees his baby cousin about to be given whole grapes.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill:t1:1
# text = A boy in Sydney sees his baby cousin about to be given whole grapes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | a boy in Sydney | boy's baby cousin |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cousin=Stimulus |
| 2 | **give** | to-infinitive · passive | a boy in Sydney *not said here* | whole grapes |  |  |  | about *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: grape=Theme |

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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 could he tell an adult?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill:t1:2
# text = What could he tell an adult?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | could | boy |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent what=Recipient adult=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Grapes should be peeled but left whole so they go down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill:t1:o1:1
# text = Grapes should be peeled but left whole so they go down
1	Grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	peeled	peel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	down	down	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peel** | should · passive |  | Grapes |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Source |
| 2 | **leave** | past |  |  |  |  |  | whole *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **go down** | present | Grapes *= grape* |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Grapes are fine if the baby is sitting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill:t1:o2:1
# text = Grapes are fine if the baby is sitting
1	Grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grapes |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sit** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | the baby |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Babies should have the grapes frozen hard first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill:t1:o3:1
# text = Babies should have the grapes frozen hard first
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | should | Babies | the grapes |  |  |  | first *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grape=Patient |
| 2 | **freeze** | participle |  | the grapes *not said here* |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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

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Small children's grapes should be cut lengthways

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill:t1:o4:1
# text = Small children's grapes should be cut lengthways
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	lengthways	lengthways	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | should · passive |  | Small children's grapes |  |  |  | lengthways *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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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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