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title: A Gen Z cousin comments "ur drawing slaps" on your art. ("Slaps" mea… — Spelling traps: their, there, they're… · tree and pragmatics
description: A Gen Z cousin comments "ur drawing slaps" on your art. ("Slaps" means is brilliant.) If you wrote it in full in school English, what would it be? Test 2 of lesson 12 «Spelling traps: their, there, they're and friends» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Test 2 · Spelling traps: their, there, they're and friends

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A Gen Z cousin comments "ur drawing slaps" on your art. ("Slaps" means is brilliant.) If you wrote it in full in school English, what would it be?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ur, Slaps, you · **What happens:** slap, mean, be, write · **To what, where:** art, full

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This is test 2 of lesson 12 «Spelling traps: their, there, they're and friends» of the language 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/language/12-spelling-traps-their-there-theyre/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Gen Z cousin comments "ur drawing slaps" on your art.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:12-spelling-traps-their-there-theyre:t2:1
# text = A Gen Z cousin comments "ur drawing slaps" on your art.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	Gen	gen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Z	z	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	comments	comment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	slaps	slap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slap** *in a quote* |  | ur |  |  | your art |  |  | nom slap «event transitive»: poss=agent on=place |

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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:* ("Slaps" means is brilliant.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:12-spelling-traps-their-there-theyre:t2:2
# text = ("Slaps" means is brilliant.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Slaps	slap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Slaps |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | present | Slaps *not said here* |  |  |  |  | brilliant *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* If you wrote it in full in school English, what would it be?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:12-spelling-traps-their-there-theyre:t2:3
# text = If you wrote it in full in school English, what would it be?
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	obj	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | you | art |  | full |  | in school English | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in full=Destination |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Your drawing slaps you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:12-spelling-traps-their-there-theyre:t2:o1:1
# text = Your drawing slaps you
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slaps	slap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slap** | present | Your drawing | you |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent you=Instrument |
| 2 | **draw** |  | Your |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your drawing is brilliant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:12-spelling-traps-their-there-theyre:t2:o2:1
# text = Your drawing is brilliant
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your drawing |  |  |  |  | brilliant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **draw** |  | Your |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You're drawing is brilliant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:12-spelling-traps-their-there-theyre:t2:o3:1
# text = You're drawing is brilliant
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	drawing	draw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present · progressive | You |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  | brilliant *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yore drawing is brilliant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:12-spelling-traps-their-there-theyre:t2:o4:1
# text = Yore drawing is brilliant
1	Yore	yore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Yore drawing |  |  |  |  | brilliant *property* | tree rules |

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