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title: ★ Olena cries because Grandma only said «Непогано!» about her very g… — Told you a hundred times: how other la… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★ Olena cries because Grandma only said «Непогано!» about her very good mark. What should Olena know? Test 5 of lesson 53 «Told you a hundred times: how other languages exaggerate and play down» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 5 · Told you a hundred times: how other languages exaggerate a…

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★ Olena cries because Grandma only said «Непогано!» about her very good mark. What should Olena know?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, Grandma, Olena · **What happens:** cry, say, mark, know · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 of lesson 53 «Told you a hundred times: how other languages exaggerate and play down» 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/53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★ Olena cries because Grandma only said «Непогано!» about her very good mark.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down:t5:1
# text = ★ Olena cries because Grandma only said «Непогано!» about her very good mark.
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Olena	Olena	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	cries	cry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Непогано	Непогано	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
14	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | ★ |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Grandma |  |  |  |  | about Grandma's good mark | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mark** |  | Grandma |  |  |  |  |  | nom mark «cognition transitive»: poss=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 should Olena know?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down:t5:2
# text = What should Olena know?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Olena	Olena	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | should | Olena |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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«Непогано» is a word Grandma uses when she is cross

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down:t5:o1:1
# text = «Непогано» is a word Grandma uses when she is cross
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Непогано	Непогано	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Непогано |  |  |  |  | use *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Непогано *= непогано* |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | tree rules |

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

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«Not bad» in Ukrainian, as in British English, often means «good»

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down:t5:o2:1
# text = «Not bad» in Ukrainian, as in British English, often means «good»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | bad |  |  |  |  | good, often *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Grandma thinks the mark was only just okay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down:t5:o3:1
# text = Grandma thinks the mark was only just okay
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	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	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Grandma |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the mark |  |  |  |  | okay *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma wanted a mark that was much higher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down:t5:o4:1
# text = Grandma wanted a mark that was much higher
1	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	much	much	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | Grandma | a mark |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot mark=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | a mark |  |  |  |  | high *property* | tree rules |

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