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description: Mo's mate from London says, "Bruv, you was born in Croydon, you're from here, innit." ("Bruv" means mate.) What does this show? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 20 «Fights, racism and being a bystander» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Fights, racism and being a bystander

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Mo's mate from London says, "Bruv, you was born in Croydon, you're from here, innit." ("Bruv" means mate.) What does this show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, Bruv, you, this · **What happens:** say, bear, be, innit, mean, show · **To what, where:** you, Croydon, mate · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 20 «Fights, racism and being a bystander» 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/20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mo's mate from London says, "Bruv, you was born in Croydon, you're from here, innit."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t1:1
# text = Mo's mate from London says, "Bruv, you was born in Croydon, you're from here, innit."
1	Mo	Mo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Bruv	Bruv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Croydon	Croydon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	innit	innit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mo's mate from London |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bear** *in a quote* | past · passive | Bruv *not said here* | you |  | Croydon |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  | here *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **innit** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* ("Bruv" means mate.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t1:2
# text = ("Bruv" means mate.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Bruv	Bruv	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	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* What does this show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t1:3
# text = What does this show?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · do-support | this |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Mo belongs here, and the bully's words are racist and wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t1:o1:1
# text = Mo belongs here, and the bully's words are racist and wrong
1	Mo	Mo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	racist	racist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | Mo |  |  | here |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the bully's words |  |  |  |  | racist *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the bully's words *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **word** |  | the bully |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Mo's mate secretly thinks the bully might have a point about where Mo is from

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t1:o2:1
# text = Mo's mate secretly thinks the bully might have a point about where Mo is from
1	Mo	Mo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	15	advmod	_	_
14	Mo	Mo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Mo's mate |  |  |  |  | secretly *property* | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | might | the bully |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | a point |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only people born in Croydon belong in Britain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t1:o3:1
# text = Only people born in Croydon belong in Britain
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Croydon	Croydon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | participle |  | people *not said here* |  | Croydon |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **belong** | present | people |  |  | Britain |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Mo should prove where he was born to the bully

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:t1:o4:1
# text = Mo should prove where he was born to the bully
1	Mo	Mo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | should | Mo |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **bear** | past · passive |  | Mo |  |  |  | to the bully | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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