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title: Dad, embarrassed, says "I can't say 'I've drunk the milk', sounds do… — Irregular verbs: goed, brung and other… · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad, embarrassed, says "I can't say 'I've drunk the milk', sounds dodgy." What's true? Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Irregular verbs: goed, brung and other brave mistakes» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Test 10 · ★★ · Irregular verbs: goed, brung and other brave mistakes

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Dad, embarrassed, says "I can't say 'I've drunk the milk', sounds dodgy." What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad · **What happens:** say, not say, drink, sound, be · **To what, where:** milk · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Irregular verbs: goed, brung and other brave mistakes» 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/9-irregular-verbs-goed-brung-and-brave-mistakes/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad, embarrassed, says "I can't say 'I've drunk the milk', sounds dodgy."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:9-irregular-verbs-goed-brung-and-brave-mistakes:t10:1
# text = Dad, embarrassed, says "I can't say 'I've drunk the milk', sounds dodgy."
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	embarrassed	embarrassed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
11	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	18	csubj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	',	',	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
18	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
19	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | can | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **drink** *in a quote* | present · perfect | Dad | the milk |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |
| 4 | **sound** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | dodgy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:9-irregular-verbs-goed-brung-and-brave-mistakes:t10:2
# text = What's true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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"I've drinked" is the polite form

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:9-irregular-verbs-goed-brung-and-brave-mistakes:t10:o1:1
# text = "I've drinked" is the polite form
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	drinked	drinke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drinke** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the polite form |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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"I have drunk" is correct; the funny double meaning doesn't change that

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:9-irregular-verbs-goed-brung-and-brave-mistakes:t10:o2:1
# text = "I have drunk" is correct; the funny double meaning doesn't change that
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	double	double	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **be** *speech: disagree* | present | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **change** | present · do-support | the funny double meaning | that |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can never say you drank milk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:9-irregular-verbs-goed-brung-and-brave-mistakes:t10:o3:1
# text = You can never say you drank milk
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | can | You |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **drink** | past | you | milk |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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"I've drank" is the correct form, because drunk means something else

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:9-irregular-verbs-goed-brung-and-brave-mistakes:t10:o4:1
# text = "I've drank" is the correct form, because drunk means something else
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	drank	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	nsubj	_	_
13	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	_
15	else	else	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the correct form |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | drunk | something |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

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