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title: A boomer neighbour reads "Shoes must be worn" at the pool shop and s… — Kinds of sentences: statements, questi… · tree and pragmatics
description: A boomer neighbour reads "Shoes must be worn" at the pool shop and says "but I've got no shoes in my bag, bummer." ("Bummer" means what a pain.) What's the sensible reading? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 7 «Kinds of sentences: statements, questions, commands, exclamations» of the language course of Mova's pr
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# Test 6 · ★ · Kinds of sentences: statements, questions, commands, excla…

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A boomer neighbour reads "Shoes must be worn" at the pool shop and says "but I've got no shoes in my bag, bummer." ("Bummer" means what a pain.) What's the sensible reading?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boomer neighbour, I, Bummer, sensible reading · **What happens:** read, wear, say, get, mean, pain · **To what, where:** Shoes, pool shop, bag · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 7 «Kinds of sentences: statements, questions, commands, exclamations» 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/7-kinds-of-sentences/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boomer neighbour reads "Shoes must be worn" at the pool shop and says "but I've got no shoes in my bag, bummer."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:7-kinds-of-sentences:t6:1
# text = A boomer neighbour reads "Shoes must be worn" at the pool shop and says "but I've got no shoes in my bag, bummer."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	boomer	boomer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	ccomp	_	_
22	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	23	det	_	_
23	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | a boomer neighbour |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **wear** *in a quote* | must · passive |  | Shoes |  | the pool shop |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **get** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | no shoes and bummer |  | my bag |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shoe=Stimulus |

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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:* ("Bummer" means what a pain.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:7-kinds-of-sentences:t6:2
# text = ("Bummer" means what a pain.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	nsubj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bummer |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pain** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What's the sensible reading?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:7-kinds-of-sentences:t6:3
# text = What's the sensible reading?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You must carry spare shoes in a bag

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:7-kinds-of-sentences:t6:o1:1
# text = You must carry spare shoes in a bag
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	spare	spare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | must | You | spare shoes |  | a bag |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent shoe=Value in bag=Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People must wear shoes in the shop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:7-kinds-of-sentences:t6:o2:1
# text = People must wear shoes in the shop
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | must | People | shoes |  | the shop |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only shoes can enter the shop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:7-kinds-of-sentences:t6:o3:1
# text = Only shoes can enter the shop
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	enter	enter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | can | shoes | the shop |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme shop=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shoes are for sale and must be bought

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:7-kinds-of-sentences:t6:o4:1
# text = Shoes are for sale and must be bought
1	Shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	bought	buy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Shoes |  |  |  |  | for sale | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | must · passive | Shoes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S» |

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