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title: "Shaved my leg hair last week and it's all stubbly and thick now, to… — Growing, skin, hair and food · tree and pragmatics
description: "Shaved my leg hair last week and it's all stubbly and thick now, told ya!" What's really happening? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 6 «Growing, skin, hair and food» 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 9 · ★ · Growing, skin, hair and food

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"Shaved my leg hair last week and it's all stubbly and thick now, told ya!" What's really happening?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** hair · **What happens:** shave, be, tell, happen · **To what, where:** leg hair, ya · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 6 «Growing, skin, hair and food» 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/6-growing-skin-hair-and-food/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "Shaved my leg hair last week and it's all stubbly and thick now, told ya!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t9:1
# text = "Shaved my leg hair last week and it's all stubbly and thick now, told ya!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Shaved	shave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	all	all	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	stubbly	stubbly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
18	ya	ya	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shave** *in a quote* | participle |  | my leg hair |  |  | now; week |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | hair |  |  |  |  | all, stubbly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** *in a quote* |  | hair *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | participle |  | ya |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ya=Recipient |

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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 really happening?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t9:2
# text = What's really happening?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	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 | **happen** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Shaving doubled the number of hairs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t9:o1:1
# text = Shaving doubled the number of hairs
1	Shaving	Shaving	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	doubled	double	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **double** | past | Shaving | the number of hairs |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent number=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The leg grew new roots after shaving

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t9:o2:1
# text = The leg grew new roots after shaving
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	shaving	shave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the leg | new roots |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location root=Theme |
| 2 | **shave** | gerund | the leg *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The hairs have blunt cut ends that feel rough, not thicker

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t9:o3:1
# text = The hairs have blunt cut ends that feel rough, not thicker
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	blunt	blunt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	ends	end	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	thicker	thick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the hairs | blunt cut ends |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent end=Patient |
| 2 | **cut** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **feel** | present | blunt cut ends |  |  |  |  | rough *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The hairs got darker and twice as thick because of the sharp razor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t9:o4:1
# text = The hairs got darker and twice as thick because of the sharp razor
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	darker	dark	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
9	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	razor	razor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the hairs |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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