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title: kids saying Ella's "got two dads now" cos her mum remarried, n laugh… — Grandparents, divorce and step-families · tree and pragmatics
description: kids saying Ella's "got two dads now" cos her mum remarried, n laughing Test 21 · ★ of lesson 96 «Grandparents, divorce and step-families» 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 · ★ · Grandparents, divorce and step-families

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
kids saying Ella's "got two dads now" cos her mum remarried, n laughing

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** kids, mum · **What happens:** say, get, remarry, laugh · **To what, where:** Ella, two dads · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 21 · ★ of lesson 96 «Grandparents, divorce and step-families» 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/96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families/#t21).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t21:1
# text = kids saying Ella's "got two dads now" cos her mum remarried, n laughing
1	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	dads	dad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
11	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	remarried	remarry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	n	and	CCONJ	CC	Abbr=Yes	17	cc	_	_
17	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | kids *not said here* | Ella |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent ella=Topic |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | past | kids | two dads |  |  | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dad=Stimulus |
| 3 | **remarry** | past | Ella's mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **laugh** | gerund | kids *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It means Ella's dad is a twin, so now there are two of him living in her house

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t21:o1:1
# text = It means Ella's dad is a twin, so now there are two of him living in her house
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	twin	twin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
12	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	13	expl	_	_
13	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nsubj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nmod	_	_
17	living	live	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Ella's dad | a twin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** | present | two of Ella |  |  | there | now |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **live** | gerund | two of Ella *not said here* |  |  | her house |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means Ella's family is bad and broken, so kids should stay away from her

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t21:o2:1
# text = It means Ella's family is bad and broken, so kids should stay away from her
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
13	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
15	away	away	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Ella's family |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **break** | participle | Ella's family *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **stay away** | should | kids |  |  |  |  | from Ella; away *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is funny, so laugh too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t21:o3:1
# text = It is funny, so laugh too
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	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ella has a dad and a stepdad; that is a normal family, so do not laugh and stand by Ella

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t21:o4:1
# text = Ella has a dad and a stepdad; that is a normal family, so do not laugh and stand by Ella
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stepdad	stepdad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Ella | a dad and a stepdad |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | that | a normal family |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **laugh** | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **stand** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | by Ella | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by ella=Location |

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