--- title: Grandad says "singular they is a brand-new invention, no cap." What… — Pronouns: I, me, you, they and who · tree and pragmatics description: Grandad says "singular they is a brand-new invention, no cap." What is the fact? 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What is the fact? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Grandad, they, fact · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** singular new invention · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 5 «Pronouns: I, me, you, they and who» 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/5-pronouns-i-me-you-they-and-who/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Grandad says "singular they is a brand-new invention, no cap." ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:5-pronouns-i-me-you-they-and-who:t5:1 # text = Grandad says "singular they is a brand-new invention, no cap." 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 singular singular ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 5 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 8 brand brand NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 invention invention NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 14 det _ _ 14 cap cap NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Grandad | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | they | a singular new invention and no cap | | | | | tree rules | 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:* What is the fact? ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:5-pronouns-i-me-you-they-and-who:t5:2 # text = What is the fact? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 fact fact NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the fact | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It has been used for one unknown person since the 1300s ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:5-pronouns-i-me-you-they-and-who:t5:o1:1 # text = It has been used for one unknown person since the 1300s 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 used use VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 7 unknown unknown ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 since since ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 1300s 1300 NOUN NNS Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | present · perfect · passive | | It | | | since the 1300s | for one unknown person | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for person=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} It was invented by a dictionary in 2020 for modern writing ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:5-pronouns-i-me-you-they-and-who:t5:o2:1 # text = It was invented by a dictionary in 2020 for modern writing 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 invented invent VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 dictionary dictionary NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 2020 2020 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 obl _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 modern modern ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 writing writing NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **invent** | past · passive | a dictionary | It | | 2020 | | for modern writing | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent subject=Result for writing=Beneficiary | ### Option 3 {#o3} It was invented by a dictionary in 2020 ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:5-pronouns-i-me-you-they-and-who:t5:o3:1 # text = It was invented by a dictionary in 2020 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 invented invent VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 dictionary dictionary NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 2020 2020 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **invent** | past · passive | a dictionary | It | | 2020 | | | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is only used in American films ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:5-pronouns-i-me-you-they-and-who:t5:o4:1 # text = It is only used in American films 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 used use VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 American American ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 films film NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | present · passive | | It | | American films | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | **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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