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title: Your Aussie mate texts "footy this arvo? then a cwtch with the dog l… — The big language quiz · tree and pragmatics
description: Your Aussie mate texts "footy this arvo? then a cwtch with the dog lol." ("Footy" is football; "cwtch" is a Welsh word he picked up.) When is the football, and what's after? Test 5 of lesson 40 «The big language quiz» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Test 5 · The big language quiz

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your Aussie mate texts "footy this arvo? then a cwtch with the dog lol." ("Footy" is football; "cwtch" is a Welsh word he picked up.) When is the football, and what's after?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Aussie mate, Footy, cwtch, mate · **What happens:** text, be, pick up · **To what, where:** footy, football, Welsh word

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This is test 5 of lesson 40 «The big language quiz» 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/40-the-big-language-quiz/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your Aussie mate texts "footy this arvo? then a cwtch with the dog lol."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:40-the-big-language-quiz:t5:1
# text = Your Aussie mate texts "footy this arvo? then a cwtch with the dog lol."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Aussie	aussie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	texts	text	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	footy	footy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	arvo	arvo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cwtch	cwtch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **text** | present | Your Aussie mate | footy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* ("Footy" is football; "cwtch" is a Welsh word he picked up.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:40-the-big-language-quiz:t5:2
# text = ("Footy" is football; "cwtch" is a Welsh word he picked up.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Footy	footy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	cwtch	cwtch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Welsh	welsh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Footy | football |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | cwtch | a Welsh word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pick up** | past | mate | a Welsh word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* When is the football, and what's after?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:40-the-big-language-quiz:t5:3
# text = When is the football, and what's after?
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tonight, then a bath for the dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:40-the-big-language-quiz:t5:o1:1
# text = Tonight, then a bath for the dog
1	Tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This morning, then a walk with the dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:40-the-big-language-quiz:t5:o2:1
# text = This morning, then a walk with the dog
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This afternoon, then a cuddle with the dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:40-the-big-language-quiz:t5:o3:1
# text = This afternoon, then a cuddle with the dog
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cuddle	cuddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tomorrow, then dinner with the dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:40-the-big-language-quiz:t5:o4:1
# text = Tomorrow, then dinner with the dog
1	Tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
4	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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