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title: The family chat explodes after Uncle's political post. "Bruv, I'm do… — Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: s… · tree and pragmatics
description: The family chat explodes after Uncle's political post. "Bruv, I'm done" types Noah's cousin (bruv = mate, brother). What did Mum do that works? Test 8 · ★ 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
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# Test 8 · ★ · Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends

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The family chat explodes after Uncle's political post. "Bruv, I'm done" types Noah's cousin (bruv = mate, brother). What did Mum do that works?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** family chat, I, Bruv, Mum, that · **What happens:** explode, be, type, do, work · **To what, where:** cousin

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The family chat explodes after Uncle's political post. "

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t8:1
# text = The family chat explodes after Uncle's political post. "
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	explodes	explode	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explode** | present | the family chat |  |  |  | after Uncle's political post |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=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:* Bruv, I'm done" types Noah's cousin (bruv = mate, brother).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t8:2
# text = Bruv, I'm done" types Noah's cousin (bruv = mate, brother).
1	Bruv	Bruv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	done	done	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	types	type	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
13	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	14	punct	_	_
14	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | done *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **type** *in a quote* | present | Bruv | Noah's cousin |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cousin=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What did Mum do that works?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t8:3
# text = What did Mum do that works?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
6	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past · do-support | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | present | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Left the family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t8:o1:1
# text = Left the family
1	Left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past |  | the family |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Deleted Uncle's phone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t8:o2:1
# text = Deleted Uncle's phone
1	Deleted	delete	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delete** | participle |  | Uncle's phone |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Theme |

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

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Muted the chat to take a break

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t8:o3:1
# text = Muted the chat to take a break
1	Muted	mute	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mute** | past |  | the chat |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent chat=Patient |
| 2 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | a break |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent break=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Posted a bigger argument

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t8:o4:1
# text = Posted a bigger argument
1	Posted	post	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **post** | participle |  | a bigger argument |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argument=Theme |

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