--- title: Your Scouse cousin says "made an anagram of 'night', la, it's 'thing… — Grammar puzzles, part two · tree and pragmatics description: Your Scouse cousin says "made an anagram of 'night', la, it's 'thing', dead easy." ("La" means mate, "dead" means very.) Is he right? 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Is he right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Scouse cousin, cousin, night, La · **What happens:** say, make, be, anagram, mean · **To what, where:** anagram, thing, mate · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «Grammar puzzles, part two» 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/36-grammar-puzzles-part-two/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your Scouse cousin says "made an anagram of 'night', la, it's 'thing', dead easy." ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t3:1 # text = Your Scouse cousin says "made an anagram of 'night', la, it's 'thing', dead easy." 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 Scouse scouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 cousin cousin NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 7 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 anagram anagram NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ', ', PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 13 la la NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 17 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ', ', PUNCT '' _ 18 punct _ _ 20 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 easy easy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 " " PUNCT '' _ 21 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your Scouse cousin | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **make** *in a quote* | past | | a anagram of night | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset anagram=Beneficiary la=Product | | 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | cousin | thing | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **anagram** *in a quote* | | night | | | | | | nom anagram «communication intransitive»: of=agent | 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:* ("La" means mate, "dead" means very.) ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t3:2 # text = ("La" means mate, "dead" means very.) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 La La PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 5 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 csubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 11 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 12 very very ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | La | mate | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Topic | | 2 | **mean** | present | La *not said here* | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* Is he right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t3:3 # text = Is he right? 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 right right 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 | la | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} No, "thing" has one letter too many ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t3:o1:1 # text = No, "thing" has one letter too many 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 6 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 letter letter NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 too too ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | thing | one letter | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} No, the letters must stay in their places ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t3:o2:1 # text = No, the letters must stay in their places 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 letters letter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 stay stay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 places place NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stay** | must | the letters | | | letters's places | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Yes, same five letters in a new order ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t3:o3:1 # text = Yes, same five letters in a new order 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 4 five five NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 letters letter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} No, anagrams must keep the first letter ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t3:o4:1 # text = No, anagrams must keep the first letter 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 anagrams anagram NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 4 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 8 amod _ _ 8 letter letter NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | must | anagrams | the first letter | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme | **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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