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title: my mate heard from her sister the school's closing next month n all… — Worry and sadness · tree and pragmatics
description: my mate heard from her sister the school's closing next month n all the teachers get sacked, i can't sleep Test 18 · ★ of lesson 91 «Worry and sadness» 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 right
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# Test 18 · ★ · Worry and sadness

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my mate heard from her sister the school's closing next month n all the teachers get sacked, i can't sleep

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, i, school · **What happens:** hear, sack, not sleep, close · **To what, where:** closing, teachers

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 91 «Worry and sadness» 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/91-worry-and-sadness/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:t18:1
# text = my mate heard from her sister the school's closing next month n all the teachers get sacked, i can't sleep
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	closing	closing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
11	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	n	and	CCONJ	CC	Abbr=Yes	14	cc	_	_
14	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	16	det:predet	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	get	get	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	sacked	sack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
21	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
23	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | my mate | the school's closing |  |  | month | from mate's sister | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent closing=Topic from sister=Source |
| 2 | **sack** | present · passive |  | all teachers |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **sleep** | can | i |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **close** |  | the school |  |  |  |  |  | nom closing «act 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Stay up worrying so you are ready for it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:t18:o1:1
# text = Stay up worrying so you are ready for it
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	worrying	worry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **worry** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | for it; ready *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It is probably just a rumour; ask a parent or teacher for the real facts

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:t18:o2:1
# text = It is probably just a rumour; ask a parent or teacher for the real facts
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rumour	rumour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a rumour |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive |  |  | a parent or teacher |  |  | for the real facts | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Keep it secret so nobody else gets upset

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:t18:o3:1
# text = Keep it secret so nobody else gets upset
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	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
6	else	else	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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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 |  |  |  | secret *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | nobody |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It must be true, older sisters always know about these things before anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:t18:o4:1
# text = It must be true, older sisters always know about these things before anyone
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
9	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | It |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | present | older sisters |  |  |  | before anyone | about this things; always *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about thing=Stimulus |

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