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title: "are you thick or what, some ppl just can't do maths, end of" Kai's… — Your amazing brain and senses · tree and pragmatics
description: "are you thick or what, some ppl just can't do maths, end of" Kai's mate says. What do you reply? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 2 «Your amazing brain and senses» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 6 · ★ · Your amazing brain and senses

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"are you thick or what, some ppl just can't do maths, end of" Kai's mate says. What do you reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, ppl, mate · **What happens:** be, not do, say, reply · **To what, where:** maths, end · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 2 «Your amazing brain and senses» of the myths 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/myths/2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "are you thick or what, some ppl just can't do maths, end of" Kai's mate says.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:t6:1
# text = "are you thick or what, some ppl just can't do maths, end of" Kai's mate says.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	ppl	people	NOUN	NNS	Abbr=Yes|Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
17	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	_
19	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **do** *in a quote* | can | some ppl *not said here* | maths |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Eventuality |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Kai's mate | end *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent end=Topic |

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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 do you reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:t6:2
# text = What do you reply?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reply	reply	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 | **reply** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

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

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Brains get stronger with practice; let's practise together

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:t6:o1:1
# text = Brains get stronger with practice; let's practise together
1	Brains	brain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	practise	practise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Brains |  |  |  |  | with practice; strong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **practise** | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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You're right, Kai should give up maths now

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:t6:o2:1
# text = You're right, Kai should give up maths now
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | You |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give up** | should | Kai | maths |  |  | now |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Maths skill depends on your star sign

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:t6:o3:1
# text = Maths skill depends on your star sign
1	Maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	compound	_	_
2	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	depends	depend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depend** | present | Maths skill |  |  |  |  | on your star sign | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on sign=Theme |
| 2 | **sign** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only right-brained people can't do maths, so Kai should stop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:t6:o4:1
# text = Only right-brained people can't do maths, so Kai should stop
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	brained	brained	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **do** | can | brained people | maths |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Eventuality |
| 2 | **stop** | should | Kai |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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