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title: Your grandad from Liverpool says "burglar must come from burgle, lad… — Building words: prefixes, suffixes and… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your grandad from Liverpool says "burglar must come from burgle, lad, verbs come first." What's true? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 37 «Building words: prefixes, suffixes and compounds» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Test 8 · ★ · Building words: prefixes, suffixes and compounds

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Your grandad from Liverpool says "burglar must come from burgle, lad, verbs come first." What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** grandad, burglar, verbs · **What happens:** say, come, be · **To what, where:** burgle · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 37 «Building words: prefixes, suffixes and compounds» 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/37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your grandad from Liverpool says "burglar must come from burgle, lad, verbs come first."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds:t8:1
# text = Your grandad from Liverpool says "burglar must come from burgle, lad, verbs come first."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Liverpool	Liverpool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	burglar	burglar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	burgle	burgle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	verbs	verb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your grandad from Liverpool |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **come** *in a quote* | must | burglar |  |  | burgle and lad |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from burgle=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **come** *in a quote* | present | verbs |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds:t8:2
# 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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"Burglar" came first and "burgle" was made from it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds:t8:o1:1
# text = "Burglar" came first and "burgle" was made from it
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Burglar	burglar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	burgle	burgle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Burglar |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past · passive |  | burgle |  | Burglar |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from it=Material |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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"Burgle" comes from "burger", not "burglar"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds:t8:o2:1
# text = "Burgle" comes from "burger", not "burglar"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Burgle	Burgle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	burger	burger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	burglar	burglar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Burgle |  |  | burger |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from burger=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He's right, verbs always come before the nouns made from them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds:t8:o3:1
# text = He's right, verbs always come before the nouns made from them
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	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	verbs	verb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	nouns	noun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
```

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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 | **come** | present | verbs |  |  | the nouns |  | always *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before noun=Location |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  | the nouns *not said here* |  |  |  | from verbs *= verb* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from they=Material |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Both words appeared on the very same day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds:t8:o4:1
# text = Both words appeared on the very same day
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | both words |  |  |  | day |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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