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title: Ava's gran from Liverpool says, "Ah, there's nowt wrong with being l… — Lonely and different: accents, big bro… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ava's gran from Liverpool says, "Ah, there's nowt wrong with being loud, girl, that's just you." ("Nowt" means nothing.) What is the advice? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 22 «Lonely and different: accents, big brothers and being too much» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency
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# Test 4 · ★ · Lonely and different: accents, big brothers and being too…

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Ava's gran from Liverpool says, "Ah, there's nowt wrong with being loud, girl, that's just you." ("Nowt" means nothing.) What is the advice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** gran, nowt, that, advice · **What happens:** say, be, mean · **To what, where:** you, nothing · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ava's gran from Liverpool says, "Ah, there's nowt wrong with being loud, girl, that's just you."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t4:1
# text = Ava's gran from Liverpool says, "Ah, there's nowt wrong with being loud, girl, that's just you."
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	gran	gran	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Liverpool	Liverpool	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	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Ah	ah	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	12	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
13	nowt	nowt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
14	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	cop	_	_
17	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
23	just	just	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ava's gran from Liverpool |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **does** *in a quote* | present | nowt and girl |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | you |  |  |  |  | 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:* ("Nowt" means nothing.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t4:2
# text = ("Nowt" means nothing.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Nowt	nowt	NOUN	NN	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	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	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 | Nowt | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What is the advice?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t4:3
# text = What is the advice?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the advice |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Find friends who like her energy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t4:o1:1
# text = Find friends who like her energy
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	appos	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | friends |  |  |  | like her energy | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Never talk at school again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t4:o2:1
# text = Never talk at school again
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **talk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | school | again |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Go quiet so the old friends come back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t4:o3:1
# text = Go quiet so the old friends come back
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come back** | present | the old friends |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Shout at them until they invite her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t4:o4:1
# text = Shout at them until they invite her
1	Shout	shout	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	invite	invite	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at them *= they* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **invite** | present | they |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |

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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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