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title: In respect of the jest "Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven e… — Puns and jokes that need a pun · tree and pragmatics
description: In respect of the jest "Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine", select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 28 «Puns and jokes that need a pun» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 3 · Puns and jokes that need a pun

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In respect of the jest "Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine", select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** be, respect, select, establish · **To what, where:** respect, jest, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 28 «Puns and jokes that need a pun» of the language course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/28-puns-and-jokes-that-need-a-pun/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In respect of the jest "Why was six afraid of seven?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:28-puns-and-jokes-that-need-a-pun:e3:1
# text = In respect of the jest "Why was six afraid of seven?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	jest	jest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  | respect of the jest |  | of seven; afraid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **respect** |  |  | the jest |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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:* Because seven eight nine", select the response consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:28-puns-and-jokes-that-need-a-pun:e3:2
# text = Because seven eight nine", select the response consistent with the established facts.
1	Because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	4	case	_	_
2	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	compound	_	_
3	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	compound	_	_
4	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | because seven eight nine | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The humour arises from an error in counting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:28-puns-and-jokes-that-need-a-pun:e3:o1:1
# text = The humour arises from an error in counting
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	humour	humour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	counting	counting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | present | the humour |  |  | a error |  | in counting | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in counting=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The jest contains no wordplay whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:28-puns-and-jokes-that-need-a-pun:e3:o2:1
# text = The jest contains no wordplay whatsoever
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jest	jest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	wordplay	wordplay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | the jest | no wordplay |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot wordplay=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The humour arises from the homophones "eight" and "ate"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:28-puns-and-jokes-that-need-a-pun:e3:o3:1
# text = The humour arises from the homophones "eight" and "ate"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	humour	humour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	homophones	homophone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	ate	ate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | present | the humour |  |  | the homophones |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The humour arises from seven being an odd number

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:28-puns-and-jokes-that-need-a-pun:e3:o4:1
# text = The humour arises from seven being an odd number
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	humour	humour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nsubj	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | present | the humour |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | seven |  |  | a odd number |  |  | tree rules |

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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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