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title: Lucy's big sister snaps, "over CHOCOLATE? that's proper low." ("Low"… — Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty… · tree and pragmatics
description: Lucy's big sister snaps, "over CHOCOLATE? that's proper low." ("Low" here means mean, shabby.) What would fix it best? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 16 «Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty and coming clean» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 8 · ★ · Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty and coming clean

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Lucy's big sister snaps, "over CHOCOLATE? that's proper low." ("Low" here means mean, shabby.) What would fix it best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** big sister, that, Low · **What happens:** snap, be, mean, fix · **To what, where:** CHOCOLATE, Low · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 16 «Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty and coming clean» of the reflection 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/reflection/16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Lucy's big sister snaps, "over CHOCOLATE? that's proper low."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t8:1
# text = Lucy's big sister snaps, "over CHOCOLATE? that's proper low."
1	Lucy	Lucy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	snaps	snap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	CHOCOLATE	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap** | present | Lucy's big sister |  |  | CHOCOLATE |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | low *property* | tree rules |

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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:* ("Low" here means mean, shabby.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t8:2
# text = ("Low" here means mean, shabby.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	mean	mean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	shabby	shabby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Low |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What would fix it best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t8:3
# text = What would fix it best?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fix	fix	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | would |  | Low |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Eating the rest so there is nothing to argue about

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t8:o1:1
# text = Eating the rest so there is nothing to argue about
1	Eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	6	expl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	argue	argue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  | the rest |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Eating | nothing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A real sorry and replacing the chocolates

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t8:o2:1
# text = A real sorry and replacing the chocolates
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	replacing	replace	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chocolates	chocolate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **replace** | gerund |  | the chocolates |  |  |  |  | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme chocolate=Co-Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Saying sorry but still pretending it wasn't her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t8:o3:1
# text = Saying sorry but still pretending it wasn't her
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	csubj	_	_
2	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | sorry |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sorry=Topic |
| 2 | **pretend** | gerund |  | it |  |  | still |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | past | Saying | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Staying quiet for three more days until it blows over

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean:t8:o4:1
# text = Staying quiet for three more days until it blows over
1	Staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	csubj	_	_
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	blows	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	over	over	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | gerund |  |  |  |  | day | quiet *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **blow over** | present | it |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

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