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# Test 4 · ★ · Grief has no timetable: houses, anniversaries and big ques…

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In a film, a girl gets a new puppy the day after her dog dies, and everything is happy again at once. What's off?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl, dog, everything · **What happens:** get, die, be · **To what, where:** new puppy, film

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 2 «Grief has no timetable: houses, anniversaries and big questions» 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/2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a film, a girl gets a new puppy the day after her dog dies, and everything is happy again at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t4:1
# text = In a film, a girl gets a new puppy the day after her dog dies, and everything is happy again at once.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	_
22	again	again	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a girl | a new puppy |  | a film | day |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer puppy=Stimulus |
| 2 | **die** | present | girl's dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **is** | present | everything |  |  |  | again | happy *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:* What's off?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t4:2
# text = What's off?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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New puppies make people forget the old pet completely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t4:o1:1
# text = New puppies make people forget the old pet completely
1	New	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	puppies	puppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | New puppies | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | infinitive | people *not said here* | the old pet |  |  |  | completely *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Real people never get another pet after one dies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t4:o2:1
# text = Real people never get another pet after one dies
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nsubj	_	_
9	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | present | Real people | another pet |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pet=Stimulus |
| 2 | **die** | present | one |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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

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A new pet does not replace the old one; many people need time first

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t4:o3:1
# text = A new pet does not replace the old one; many people need time first
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	replace	replace	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **replace** | present · do-support | a new pet | the old one |  |  |  |  | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme one=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **need** | present | many people |  |  |  | time | first *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing; a new puppy always fixes the grief completely by the next day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:2-grief-has-no-timetable-houses-anniversaries-and-big-questions:t4:o4:1
# text = Nothing; a new puppy always fixes the grief completely by the next day
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	fixes	fix	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | present | a new puppy | the grief |  |  | day | always, completely *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent grief=Patient |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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