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title: Will: «I'm sporty, I need a whole chicken a day, tidy». His mam says… — A balanced plate for a kid who plays s… · tree and pragmatics
description: Will: «I'm sporty, I need a whole chicken a day, tidy». His mam says a bit at each meal will do. Who's right? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 54 «A balanced plate for a kid who plays sport» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 8 · ★★ · A balanced plate for a kid who plays sport

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Will: «I'm sporty, I need a whole chicken a day, tidy». His mam says a bit at each meal will do. Who's right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, mam, bit · **What happens:** be, need, say, do · **To what, where:** whole chicken · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 54 «A balanced plate for a kid who plays sport» of the medicine 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/medicine/54-a-balanced-plate-for-a-kid-who-plays-sport/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Will: «I'm sporty, I need a whole chicken a day, tidy».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:54-a-balanced-plate-for-a-kid-who-plays-sport:t8:1
# text = Will: «I'm sporty, I need a whole chicken a day, tidy».
1	Will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	sporty	sporty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	tidy	tidy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | future | I |  |  |  |  | sporty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** *in a quote* | present | I | a whole chicken |  |  | day |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot chicken=Theme |

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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:* His mam says a bit at each meal will do.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:54-a-balanced-plate-for-a-kid-who-plays-sport:t8:2
# text = His mam says a bit at each meal will do.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mam	mam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | chicken's mam |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | future | a bit at each meal |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Who's right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:54-a-balanced-plate-for-a-kid-who-plays-sport:t8:3
# text = Who's right?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	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 |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His mam; normal meals give enough protein

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:54-a-balanced-plate-for-a-kid-who-plays-sport:t8:o1:1
# text = His mam; normal meals give enough protein
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mam	mam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	meals	meal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | His mam and normal meals | enough protein |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent protein=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Both; a chicken for breakfast only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:54-a-balanced-plate-for-a-kid-who-plays-sport:t8:o2:1
# text = Both; a chicken for breakfast only
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Neither; kids need no protein

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:54-a-balanced-plate-for-a-kid-who-plays-sport:t8:o3:1
# text = Neither; kids need no protein
1	Neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | kids | no protein |  |  |  | neither *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot protein=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Will; sporty kids need huge amounts of meat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:54-a-balanced-plate-for-a-kid-who-plays-sport:t8:o4:1
# text = Will; sporty kids need huge amounts of meat
1	Will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	sporty	sporty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | future | sporty kids | huge amounts of meat |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot amount=Theme |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | meat |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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