--- title: Kofi's classmate drawls, "Ain't nothin' wrong with how you talk, y'a… — The fight I lost and the bullying I ca… · tree and pragmatics description: Kofi's classmate drawls, "Ain't nothin' wrong with how you talk, y'all." ("Y'all" means you all, from the southern US.) What's she saying? 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What's she saying? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** classmate, you, Y'all · **What happens:** drawl, talk, mean, say · **To what, where:** you · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 of lesson 18 «The fight I lost and the bullying I can't escape» 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/18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Kofi's classmate drawls, "Ain't nothin' wrong with how you talk, y'all." ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:t9:1 # text = Kofi's classmate drawls, "Ain't nothin' wrong with how you talk, y'all." 1 Kofi Kofi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 classmate classmate NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 drawls drawl VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Ai Ai X FW Foreign=Yes 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 nothin nothin NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 11 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ _ 12 with with SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 13 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 15 advmod _ _ 14 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 talk talk VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 17 y'all y'all ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drawl** *speech: other* | present | Kofi's classmate | | | | | y'all *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **talk** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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:* ("Y'all" means you all, from the southern US.) ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:t9:2 # text = ("Y'all" means you all, from the southern US.) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 Y'all Y'all PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 5 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 6 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 from from ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 southern southern ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 US US PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Y'all | you | | | | from the southern US | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Topic | *Sentence 3:* What's she saying? ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:t9:3 # text = What's she saying? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | Y'all | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Only American accents are okay ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:t9:o1:1 # text = Only American accents are okay 1 Only only ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 2 American American ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 accents accent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 4 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 okay okay ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | American accents | | | | | okay *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Kofi should drop his own accent and copy the way she talks instead ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:t9:o2:1 # text = Kofi should drop his own accent and copy the way she talks instead 1 Kofi Kofi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 drop drop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 5 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 accent accent NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 copy copy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 talks talk VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 acl:relcl _ _ 13 instead instead ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drop** | should | Kofi | Kofi's own accent | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Theme | | 2 | **copy** | infinitive | Kofi *not said here* | the way | | | | | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme | | 3 | **talk** | present | she | the way *not said here* | | | | instead *property* | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent way=Patient | | 4 | **accent** | | Kofi | | | | | | nom accent «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Every accent is fine, including Kofi's ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:t9:o3:1 # text = Every accent is fine, including Kofi's 1 Every every DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 accent accent NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 including including ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 Kofi Kofi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's 's PART POS _ 7 case _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | every accent | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Accents are something to be fixed ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:t9:o4:1 # text = Accents are something to be fixed 1 Accents accent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 5 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 fixed fix VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Accents | something | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **fix** | to-infinitive · passive | | | | | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle» | **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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