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description: Your mate goes "old people's slang is cringe, ours is the best, no cap." What's the fair view? Test 1 of lesson 17 «Slang and how it changes with every generation» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Test 1 · Slang and how it changes with every generation

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Your mate goes "old people's slang is cringe, ours is the best, no cap." What's the fair view?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, slang, ours, old people, fair view · **What happens:** go, be, slang · **To what, where:** cringe

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This is test 1 of lesson 17 «Slang and how it changes with every generation» 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/17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your mate goes "old people's slang is cringe, ours is the best, no cap."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t1:1
# text = Your mate goes "old people's slang is cringe, ours is the best, no cap."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	cringe	cringe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	ours	our	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Your mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | old people's slang | cringe |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | ours |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **slang** *in a quote* |  | old people |  |  |  |  |  | nom slang «communication 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What's the fair view?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t1:2
# text = What's the fair view?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the fair view |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's right, slang from today will be cool forever and never change

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t1:o1:1
# text = He's right, slang from today will be cool forever and never change
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
11	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | future |  |  |  |  | today | cool, forever *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **change** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every generation's slang felt cool to them; ours will sound old one day too

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t1:o2:1
# text = Every generation's slang felt cool to them; ours will sound old one day too
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	generation	generation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	ours	our	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
16	too	too	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | every generation's slang |  |  |  |  | cool *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sound** | future | ours |  |  |  | day | old *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **slang** |  | every generation |  |  |  |  |  | nom slang «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Old slang had no meaning, only today's slang means something

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t1:o3:1
# text = Old slang had no meaning, only today's slang means something
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	parataxis	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Old slang | no meaning |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present | today's slang | something |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |
| 3 | **slang** |  | today |  |  |  |  |  | nom slang «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slang was only invented when phones came along

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t1:o4:1
# text = Slang was only invented when phones came along
1	Slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	invented	invent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	along	along	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent** | past · passive |  | Slang |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **come along** | past | phones |  |  |  |  | along *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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