--- title: In Newcastle: "Howay man, there's a study says screens make bairns c… — How to check: who, how, who else · tree and pragmatics description: In Newcastle: "Howay man, there's a study says screens make bairns clever, it's bussin'!" No link is given. What should you ask? 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What should you ask? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** study, Howay man, screens, you · **What happens:** be, say, make, give, ask · **To what, where:** Newcastle, bairns, link · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 of lesson 35 «How to check: who, how, who else» 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/35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* In Newcastle: "Howay man, there's a study says screens make bairns clever, it's bussin'!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t3:1 # text = In Newcastle: "Howay man, there's a study says screens make bairns clever, it's bussin'!" 1 In in ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 Newcastle Newcastle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Howay Howay PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 9 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 study study NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 12 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 screens screen NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nsubj _ _ 14 make make VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 ccomp _ _ 15 bairns bairn NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obj _ _ 16 clever clever ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 20 bussin bussin ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ! ! PUNCT . _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 " " PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** *in a quote* | present | a study | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present | Howay man | | | Newcastle | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **make** *in a quote* | present | screens | bairns | | | | clever *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bairn=Product | | 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | study | | | | | bussin *property* | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* No link is given. ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t3:2 # text = No link is given. 1 No no DET DT PronType=Neg 2 det _ _ 2 link link NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | no link | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | *Sentence 3:* What should you ask? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t3:3 # text = What should you ask? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | should | you | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} How many friends liked it? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t3:o1:1 # text = How many friends liked it? 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 2 advmod _ _ 2 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 liked like VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **like** | past | many friends | it | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} How do they know: where is the study? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t3:o2:1 # text = How do they know: where is the study? 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 6 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 9 advmod _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 study study NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | present · do-support | they | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is a** | present | | the study | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Why are bairns using screens? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t3:o3:1 # text = Why are bairns using screens? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 bairns bairn NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 4 using use VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 acl _ _ 5 screens screen NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | bairns | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **use** | gerund | bairns *not said here* | screens | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent screen=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} What is the scientist's favourite colour? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t3:o4:1 # text = What is the scientist's favourite colour? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 scientist scientist NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 favourite favourite ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 colour colour NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the scientist's favourite colour | | | | | | tree rules | **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. 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