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title: Gran, bless her: "My socks have won us heaps of matches, I've lost c… — Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: Gran, bless her: "My socks have won us heaps of matches, I've lost count, love." What would make her socks test fair? Test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★

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Gran, bless her: "My socks have won us heaps of matches, I've lost count, love." What would make her socks test fair?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Gran, I, socks · **What happens:** bless, win, lose, make, test · **To what, where:** her, socks, count

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This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★» 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/37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gran, bless her: "My socks have won us heaps of matches, I've lost count, love."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t6:1
# text = Gran, bless her: "My socks have won us heaps of matches, I've lost count, love."
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	bless	bless	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
11	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	matches	match	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
19	count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bless** | infinitive | Gran | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **win** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive |  | My socks |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lose** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | count and love |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent count=Eventuality |

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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 would make her socks test fair?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t6:2
# text = What would make her socks test fair?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	test	test	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset what=Product |
| 2 | **test** | present | Gran's socks |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Ask the team if they like the socks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t6:o1:1
# text = Ask the team if they like the socks
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | the team |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent team=Recipient |
| 2 | **like** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | they | the socks |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sock=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Buy a new pair and count only those wins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t6:o2:1
# text = Buy a new pair and count only those wins
1	Buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	count	count	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	wins	win	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* | a new pair |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pair=Theme |
| 2 | **count** | present | you *not said here* | that wins |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent win=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Count wins and losses with the socks and without

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t6:o3:1
# text = Count wins and losses with the socks and without
1	Count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	wins	win	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	losses	loss	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | imperative | you *not said here* | wins and losses |  |  |  | with the socks | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent win=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Wear the socks to even more of the team's matches

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t6:o4:1
# text = Wear the socks to even more of the team's matches
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	matches	match	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | the socks |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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