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title: Holly's new mate goes, "Reckon you'll sound like one of us by Christ… — Lonely and different: accents, big bro… · tree and pragmatics
description: Holly's new mate goes, "Reckon you'll sound like one of us by Christmas, sweet as." ("Sweet as" means great, fine, in Australia and NZ.) What does this show? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 22 «Lonely and different: accents, big brothers and being too much» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, wi
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# Test 2 · ★ · Lonely and different: accents, big brothers and being too…

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Holly's new mate goes, "Reckon you'll sound like one of us by Christmas, sweet as." ("Sweet as" means great, fine, in Australia and NZ.) What does this show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** new mate, you, this · **What happens:** go, reckon, sound, mean, show · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 22 «Lonely and different: accents, big brothers and being too much» 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/22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Holly's new mate goes, "Reckon you'll sound like one of us by Christmas, sweet as."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t2:1
# text = Holly's new mate goes, "Reckon you'll sound like one of us by Christmas, sweet as."
1	Holly	Holly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Reckon	reckon	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nmod	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Holly's new mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **reckon** *in a quote* | infinitive | Holly's new mate *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **sound** *in a quote* | future | you |  |  |  |  | like one of us; by Christmas | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by christmas=Location |

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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:* ("Sweet as" means great, fine, in Australia and NZ.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t2:2
# text = ("Sweet as" means great, fine, in Australia and NZ.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	NZ	NZ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* What does this show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t2:3
# 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Holly must lose her accent to have friends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t2:o1:1
# text = Holly must lose her accent to have friends
1	Holly	Holly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | must | Holly | Holly's accent |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **have** | to-infinitive | Holly *not said here* | friends |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient |
| 3 | **accent** |  | Holly |  |  |  |  |  | nom accent «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Australians never like British accents at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t2:o2:1
# text = Australians never like British accents at all
1	Australians	Australian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	accents	accent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	1	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The accent is becoming something friendly, not a problem

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t2:o3:1
# text = The accent is becoming something friendly, not a problem
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	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	aux	_	_
4	becoming	become	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present · progressive | the accent | something |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient something=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The mate is making fun of her every single day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t2:o4:1
# text = The mate is making fun of her every single day
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
9	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · progressive | the mate | fun of mate's single day |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fun=Product |

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