--- title: A toddler says "Me want more juice!" and her big sis says she "talks… — How babies learn to talk · tree and pragmatics description: A toddler says "Me want more juice!" and her big sis says she "talks like a robot, she's thick." What's true? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 31 «How babies learn to talk» 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 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/31-how-babies-learn-to-talk/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/) / [How babies learn to talk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/31-how-babies-learn-to-talk/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★ · How babies learn to talk A toddler says "Me want more juice!" and her big sis says she "talks like a robot, she's thick." What's true? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** toddler, big sis, sis · **What happens:** say, want, talk, be · **To what, where:** more juice · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 31 «How babies learn to talk» 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/31-how-babies-learn-to-talk/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A toddler says "Me want more juice!" and her big sis says she "talks like a robot, she's thick." ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:31-how-babies-learn-to-talk:t10:1 # text = A toddler says "Me want more juice!" and her big sis says she "talks like a robot, she's thick." 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 toddler toddler 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 `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 want want VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 8 amod _ _ 8 juice juice NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ! ! PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 12 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 13 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 sis sis NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 15 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 16 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 17 " " PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 talks talk VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 ccomp _ _ 19 like like ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 robot robot NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 25 thick thick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 26 . . PUNCT . _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 " " PUNCT '' _ 25 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present | a toddler | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **want** *in a quote* | present | a toddler *= toddler* | more juice | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot juice=Theme | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | toddler's big sis | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **talk** *in a quote* | present | sis | | | | | like a robot | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** *in a quote* | present | sis | | | | | thick *property* | tree rules | 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:* What's true? ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:31-how-babies-learn-to-talk:t10:2 # text = What's true? 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 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} She is behind other children and needs special help ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:31-how-babies-learn-to-talk:t10:o1:1 # text = She is behind other children and needs special help 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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 behind behind ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 8 special special ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 help help NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | She | | | | | behind other children | tree rules | | 2 | **need** | present | She *not said here* | special help | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Short key-word sentences are a normal stage around age 2 ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:31-how-babies-learn-to-talk:t10:o2:1 # text = Short key-word sentences are a normal stage around age 2 1 Short short ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 2 key key NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 sentences sentence NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 normal normal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 stage stage NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 10 around around ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 12 2 2 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 11 flat _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Short word sentences | a normal stage | | | around age | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} She is copying robots she has seen on TV cartoons ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:31-how-babies-learn-to-talk:t10:o3:1 # text = She is copying robots she has seen on TV cartoons 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 copying copy VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 robots robot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 acl:relcl _ _ 8 on on ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 TV TV NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 cartoons cartoon NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **copy** | present · progressive | She | robots | | | | | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robot=Theme | | 2 | **see** | present · perfect | she | robots *not said here* | | TV cartoons | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer robot=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} She will always speak like that ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:31-how-babies-learn-to-talk:t10:o4:1 # text = She will always speak like that 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 4 advmod _ _ 4 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 like like ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | future | She | | | | | like that; always *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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