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title: Your little bro writes "myth" and says "you can't spell without a vo… — Grammar puzzles, part two · tree and pragmatics
description: Your little bro writes "myth" and says "you can't spell without a vowel letter, dummy." What's true? Test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «Grammar puzzles, part two» 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 ri
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Grammar puzzles, part two

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Your little bro writes "myth" and says "you can't spell without a vowel letter, dummy." What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** little bro, you · **What happens:** write, say, not spell, be · **To what, where:** myth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your little bro writes "myth" and says "you can't spell without a vowel letter, dummy."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t6:1
# text = Your little bro writes "myth" and says "you can't spell without a vowel letter, dummy."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	spell	spell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
15	without	without	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	vowel	vowel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	dummy	dummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | Your little bro | myth |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent myth=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your little bro *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **spell** *in a quote* | can | you |  |  |  |  | without a vowel letter and dummy | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent |

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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 true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t6:2
# 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	_	_
```

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| # | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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In "myth" the y does the job of a vowel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t6:o1:1
# text = In "myth" the y does the job of a vowel
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	y	y	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	vowel	vowel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | the y | the job of a vowel |  | myth |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 2 | **job** |  | a vowel |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Words without vowels are only in Welsh

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t6:o2:1
# text = Words without vowels are only in Welsh
1	Words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	without	without	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	vowels	vowel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Welsh	Welsh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Words without vowels |  |  | Welsh |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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"Myth" really has a hidden e

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t6:o3:1
# text = "Myth" really has a hidden e
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	e	e	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present |  | a hidden e |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He's right, "myth" is spelled wrongly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:36-grammar-puzzles-part-two:t6:o4:1
# text = He's right, "myth" is spelled wrongly
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	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	wrongly	wrongly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spell** | present · passive |  | myth |  |  |  | wrongly *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme |

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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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