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title: "Back in my day things were better" says Grandad in Kent. His cousin… — Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: s… · tree and pragmatics
description: "Back in my day things were better" says Grandad in Kent. His cousin says "Not for everyone, Grandad." Why can both feel right? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 15 «Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Test 1 · ★ · Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends

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"Back in my day things were better" says Grandad in Kent. His cousin says "Not for everyone, Grandad." Why can both feel right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** day things, Grandad, cousin · **What happens:** be, say, feel · **To what, where:** Kent · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 15 «Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends» of the politics 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/politics/15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "Back in my day things were better" says Grandad in Kent.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t1:1
# text = "Back in my day things were better" says Grandad in Kent.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Kent	Kent	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | my day things |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Grandad |  |  | Kent |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in kent=Manner |

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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 cousin says "Not for everyone, Grandad."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t1:2
# text = His cousin says "Not for everyone, Grandad."
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Kent's cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Why can both feel right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t1:3
# text = Why can both feel right?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	both	both	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | can |  |  |  |  |  | both, right *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

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

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They grew up in different times and lived different lives

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t1:o1:1
# text = They grew up in different times and lived different lives
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | past | They |  |  |  | time |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | past | They *not said here* | different lives |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Grandad has forgotten everything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t1:o2:1
# text = Grandad has forgotten everything
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | present · perfect | Grandad | everything |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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One of them must be lying, because only one of them can be right about the past

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t1:o3:1
# text = One of them must be lying, because only one of them can be right about the past
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
15	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | must · progressive | One of them |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | can | one of them |  |  |  |  | about the past; right *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Teenagers know nothing about the past

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t1:o4:1
# text = Teenagers know nothing about the past
1	Teenagers	teenager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | Teenagers | nothing |  |  |  | about the past | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus |

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