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title: Marta says "Can you look up it for me?" How can you help her kindly? — Phrasal verbs: get up, give up, make up · tree and pragmatics
description: Marta says "Can you look up it for me?" How can you help her kindly? Test 10 of lesson 26 «Phrasal verbs: get up, give up, make up» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 10 · Phrasal verbs: get up, give up, make up

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Marta says "Can you look up it for me?" How can you help her kindly?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Marta, you · **What happens:** say, look up, help · **To what, where:** it, Marta · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 of lesson 26 «Phrasal verbs: get up, give up, make up» 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/26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Marta says "Can you look up it for me?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up:t10:1
# text = Marta says "Can you look up it for me?"
1	Marta	Marta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Marta |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **look up** *in a quote* | can | you | it |  |  |  | for Marta | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Attribute |

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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:* How can you help her kindly?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up:t10:2
# text = How can you help her kindly?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | can | you |  | Marta |  |  | kindly *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Tell her "look it up" goes with the "it" in the middle

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up:t10:o1:1
# text = Tell her "look it up" goes with the "it" in the middle
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	nsubj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
8	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
9	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* | the middle |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 2 | **look up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Attribute |
| 3 | **go** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell her she can't learn English

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up:t10:o2:1
# text = Tell her she can't learn English
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
7	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **learn** | can | she | English |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent english=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Tell her "look up it" is perfect, because English has no rules for this

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up:t10:o3:1
# text = Tell her "look up it" is perfect, because English has no rules for this
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **look up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Attribute |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | perfect *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** | present | English | no rules |  |  |  | for this | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Laugh and walk away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up:t10:o4:1
# text = Laugh and walk away
1	Laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **walk away** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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