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title: Danylo's new classmates say "just sign in Ukrainian, we'll get it."… — Sign language · tree and pragmatics
description: Danylo's new classmates say "just sign in Ukrainian, we'll get it." What's the kind and true answer? Test 10 of lesson 32 «Sign language» 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 · Sign language

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Danylo's new classmates say "just sign in Ukrainian, we'll get it." What's the kind and true answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** new classmates, we, kind answer · **What happens:** say, sign, get, be · **To what, where:** Ukrainian, it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 of lesson 32 «Sign language» 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/32-sign-language/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Danylo's new classmates say "just sign in Ukrainian, we'll get it."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t10:1
# text = Danylo's new classmates say "just sign in Ukrainian, we'll get it."
1	Danylo	Danylo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	classmates	classmate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	sign	sign	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Danylo's new classmates |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sign** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  | Ukrainian |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | future | we | it |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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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:* What's the kind and true answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t10:2
# text = What's the kind and true answer?
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the kind answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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All signs are the same everywhere, so Ukrainian signs will work fine in London

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t10:o1:1
# text = All signs are the same everywhere, so Ukrainian signs will work fine in London
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
13	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | all signs |  |  |  |  | everywhere, same *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | future | Ukrainian signs | fine |  | London |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent fine=Material |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He should stop signing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t10:o2:1
# text = He should stop signing
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	signing	sign	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | should | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sign** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They can guess every sign

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t10:o3:1
# text = They can guess every sign
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | can | They | every sign |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Ukrainian Sign Language is different; help him learn BSL and respect his own

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t10:o4:1
# text = Ukrainian Sign Language is different; help him learn BSL and respect his own
1	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Sign	Sign	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Language	Language	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	BSL	BSL	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	respect	respect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ukrainian Sign Language |  |  |  |  | different *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | infinitive |  | Language |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **learn** | infinitive | Language *not said here* | BSL |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bsl=Topic |
| 4 | **respect** | infinitive |  | Language's own |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer own=Stimulus |

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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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