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title: An Aberdeen boy texts "Fit's fer tea?" ("Fer" is for, "tea" is the e… — Accents and dialects of Britain and Ir… · tree and pragmatics
description: An Aberdeen boy texts "Fit's fer tea?" ("Fer" is for, "tea" is the evening meal.) What's he asking? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 18 «Accents and dialects of Britain and Ireland» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Test 10 · ★ · Accents and dialects of Britain and Ireland

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An Aberdeen boy texts "Fit's fer tea?" ("Fer" is for, "tea" is the evening meal.) What's he asking?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Fer, Fit · **What happens:** be, ask

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 18 «Accents and dialects of Britain and Ireland» 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/18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* An Aberdeen boy texts "Fit's fer tea?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:t10:1
# text = An Aberdeen boy texts "Fit's fer tea?"
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Aberdeen	aberdeen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	texts	text	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Fit	Fit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	fer	fer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* ("Fer" is for, "tea" is the evening meal.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:t10:2
# text = ("Fer" is for, "tea" is the evening meal.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Fer	fer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fer |  |  |  |  | for the evening meal | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What's he asking?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:t10:3
# text = What's he asking?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · progressive | Fit |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Who is coming round for tea?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:t10:o1:1
# text = Who is coming round for tea?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	round	round	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come round** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  | for tea; round *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What's for dinner tonight?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:t10:o2:1
# text = What's for dinner tonight?
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	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | tonight |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is the food fit to eat?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:t10:o3:1
# text = Is the food fit to eat?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fit	fit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fit** | present | the food |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | to-infinitive | the food *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is the tea fit to drink?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:t10:o4:1
# text = Is the tea fit to drink?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	fit	fit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the tea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fit** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **drink** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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