--- title: Your Canadian cousin texts "brb, grabbing a double-double eh." ("Dou… — Texting, abbreviations and emoji · tree and pragmatics description: Your Canadian cousin texts "brb, grabbing a double-double eh." ("Double-double" is a coffee with two creams and two sugars.) What does "brb" tell you? 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What does "brb" tell you? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Canadian cousin, Double double · **What happens:** text, grab, be, brb, tell · **To what, where:** brb, double eh, coffee, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 30 «Texting, abbreviations and emoji» 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/30-texting-abbreviations-and-emoji/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your Canadian cousin texts "brb, grabbing a double-double eh." ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:30-texting-abbreviations-and-emoji:t4:1 # text = Your Canadian cousin texts "brb, grabbing a double-double eh." 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 Canadian Canadian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 cousin cousin NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 texts text VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 brb brb NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 grabbing grab VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 10 double double ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 double double ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 eh eh NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **text** | present | Your Canadian cousin | brb | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **grab** *in a quote* | gerund | Your Canadian cousin *not said here* | a double eh | | | | | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eh=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* ("Double-double" is a coffee with two creams and two sugars.) ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:30-texting-abbreviations-and-emoji:t4:2 # text = ("Double-double" is a coffee with two creams and two sugars.) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 Double double ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 double double NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 coffee coffee NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 12 nummod _ _ 12 creams cream NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nmod _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 15 nummod _ _ 15 sugars sugar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Double double | a coffee | | | | with two creams and two sugars | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What does "brb" tell you? ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:30-texting-abbreviations-and-emoji:t4:3 # text = What does "brb" tell you? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 brb brb VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 6 tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **brb** *in a quote* | present · do-support | | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | | you | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He's going to bed ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:30-texting-abbreviations-and-emoji:t4:o1:1 # text = He's going to bed 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 aux _ _ 3 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present · progressive | He | bed | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} He's being rude ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:30-texting-abbreviations-and-emoji:t4:o2:1 # text = He's being rude 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 cop _ _ 4 rude rude ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | rude *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He'll be right back ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:30-texting-abbreviations-and-emoji:t4:o3:1 # text = He'll be right back 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 be be VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 right right ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 back back ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** | future | He | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} He's got to go for good ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:30-texting-abbreviations-and-emoji:t4:o4:1 # text = He's got to go for good 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 aux _ _ 3 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present · passive | He | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **go** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | | | for good | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for good=Beneficiary | **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. 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