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title: «my nan said she's going to the antipathies for Christmas» What does… — Alice's word games: puns, parodies and… · tree and pragmatics
description: «my nan said she's going to the antipathies for Christmas» What does Nan mean, and what slip did she make? Test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Alice's word games: puns, parodies and nonsense» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 8 · ★★★ · Alice's word games: puns, parodies and nonsense

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«my nan said she's going to the antipathies for Christmas» What does Nan mean, and what slip did she make?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** nan · **What happens:** say, go, mean, make · **To what, where:** antipathies · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Alice's word games: puns, parodies and nonsense» 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/41-alice-s-word-games-puns-parodies-and-nonsense/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:41-alice-s-word-games-puns-parodies-and-nonsense:t8:1
# text = «my nan said she's going to the antipathies for Christmas» What does Nan mean, and what slip did she make?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	antipathies	antipathy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
14	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	obj	_	_
15	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
20	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	24	obj	_	_
21	slip	slip	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
22	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | my nan |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | present · progressive | nan |  |  | the antipathies |  | for Christmas | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to antipathy=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **mean** | present · do-support | Nan |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 4 | **make** | present · do-support | nan |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Product |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She means a Christmas party game and used the old Victorian word for it, which is still correct today

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:41-alice-s-word-games-puns-parodies-and-nonsense:t8:o1:1
# text = She means a Christmas party game and used the old Victorian word for it, which is still correct today
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	still	still	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
20	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | She | a Christmas party game |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Topic |
| 2 | **use** | past | She *not said here* | the old Victorian word for word |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | the old Victorian word for word |  |  |  | still | correct *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She means the antipodes, the far side of the Earth, and swapped it for a sound-alike word

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:41-alice-s-word-games-puns-parodies-and-nonsense:t8:o2:1
# text = She means the antipodes, the far side of the Earth, and swapped it for a sound-alike word
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	antipodes	antipode	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	swapped	swap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
18	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	alike	alike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | She | the antipodes |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent antipode=Topic |
| 2 | **swap** | past | She *not said here* | Earth |  |  |  | for a alike word | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme for word=Co-Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She means a place in Scotland called the Antipathies, and spelled it right

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:41-alice-s-word-games-puns-parodies-and-nonsense:t8:o3:1
# text = She means a place in Scotland called the Antipathies, and spelled it right
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Antipathies	antipathy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	right	right	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **call** | past | a place in Scotland | the Antipathies |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent antipathy=Recipient |
| 3 | **spell** | participle |  | place |  |  |  | right *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She means she will spend Christmas with people she dislikes and said it correctly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:41-alice-s-word-games-puns-parodies-and-nonsense:t8:o4:1
# text = She means she will spend Christmas with people she dislikes and said it correctly
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	spend	spend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	dislikes	dislike	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **spend** | future | she | Christmas |  |  |  | with people | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent christmas=Asset |
| 3 | **dislike** | present | Christmas | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She *not said here* | it |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

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