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title: Your teacher says "skibidi" can't be a real word "cos it means nothi… — Slang and how it changes with every ge… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your teacher says "skibidi" can't be a real word "cos it means nothing." What's interesting about that? Test 7 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; Mo
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# Test 7 · Slang and how it changes with every generation

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Your teacher says "skibidi" can't be a real word "cos it means nothing." What's interesting about that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** teacher, skibidi, real word · **What happens:** say, not be, co, mean, be · **To what, where:** real word, nothing · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your teacher says "skibidi" can't be a real word "cos it means nothing."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t7:1
# text = Your teacher says "skibidi" can't be a real word "cos it means nothing."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	skibidi	skibidi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	cos	co	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	_
17	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | can | skibidi | a real word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **co** *in a quote* | present | a real word *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **mean** *in a quote* | present | skibidi | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

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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 interesting about that?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t7:2
# text = What's interesting about that?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	interesting	interesting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about that; interesting *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It means "toilet" in Latin, so it does mean something

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t7:o1:1
# text = It means "toilet" in Latin, so it does mean something
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	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It | toilet |  |  |  | in Latin | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot toilet=Theme in latin=Attribute |
| 2 | **mean** | present · do-support | toilet | something |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She's right, a word must always have one clear meaning or it doesn't count

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t7:o2:1
# text = She's right, a word must always have one clear meaning or it doesn't count
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
11	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	count	count	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 | She |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | must | a word | one clear meaning |  |  |  | always *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | word |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is a real word only in Scotland

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t7:o3:1
# text = It is a real word only in Scotland
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a real word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some slang is mainly about belonging to a group, and it's now in a dictionary

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation:t7:o4:1
# text = Some slang is mainly about belonging to a group, and it's now in a dictionary
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
14	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	dictionary	dictionary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present · progressive | some slang |  |  |  |  | to a group; mainly *property* | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | slang |  |  | a dictionary | now |  | tree rules |

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