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title: teacher left early n kids saying "she's having a baby, she's been si… — Food, drinks and feeling ill · tree and pragmatics
description: teacher left early n kids saying "she's having a baby, she's been sick every morning" Test 21 · ★ 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 wrong.
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# Test 21 · ★ · Food, drinks and feeling ill

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teacher left early n kids saying "she's having a baby, she's been sick every morning"

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** teacher, n kids · **What happens:** leave, say, have, be · **To what, where:** n kids, baby · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 21 · ★ 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/#t21).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill:t21:1
# text = teacher left early n kids saying "she's having a baby, she's been sick every morning"
1	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	n	n	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	cop	_	_
17	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | teacher | n kids |  |  |  | early *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | n kids *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** *in a quote* | present · progressive | teacher | a baby |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Patient |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | teacher |  |  |  | morning | sick *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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It is certain, so tell the whole school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill:t21:o1:1
# text = It is certain, so tell the whole school
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | certain *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | the whole school |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent school=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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That is a guess about her private life; do not spread it, people feel ill for many reasons

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill:t21:o2:1
# text = That is a guess about her private life; do not spread it, people feel ill for many reasons
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	guess	guess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | a guess |  |  |  | about her private life | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **spread** | infinitive · do-support | That *not said here* | life |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
| 3 | **feel** | present | people |  |  |  |  | for many reasons; ill *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Ask her about it loudly next lesson

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill:t21:o3:1
# text = Ask her about it loudly next lesson
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	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
5	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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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* | next lesson | her *= she* |  |  | about it; loudly *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent she=Recipient about it=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being sick always means a baby

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill:t21:o4:1
# text = Being sick always means a baby
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	csubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | a baby |  |  |  | always *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Topic |

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