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title: Archie says, "I don't care about being picked last, it's whatever."… — Lonely and different: accents, big bro… · tree and pragmatics
description: Archie says, "I don't care about being picked last, it's whatever." Is that true? Test 5 · ★ 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 tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 5 · ★ · Lonely and different: accents, big brothers and being too…

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Archie says, "I don't care about being picked last, it's whatever." Is that true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Archie, it, that · **What happens:** say, not care, pick, be · **To what, where:** whatever · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Archie says, "I don't care about being picked last, it's whatever."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t5:1
# text = Archie says, "I don't care about being picked last, it's whatever."
1	Archie	Archie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
9	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
12	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Archie |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **care** *in a quote* | present · do-support | Archie |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **pick** *in a quote* | gerund · passive | Archie *not said here* |  |  |  |  | last *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V» |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | whatever |  |  |  |  | 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:* Is that true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t5:2
# text = Is that true?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes; being picked last is an honour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t5:o1:1
# text = Yes; being picked last is an honour
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	csubj	_	_
5	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | last *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V» |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a honour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes; nobody minds being picked last

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t5:o2:1
# text = Yes; nobody minds being picked last
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
4	minds	mind	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | last *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V» |

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

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Probably not; pretending not to care often hides hurt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t5:o3:1
# text = Probably not; pretending not to care often hides hurt
1	Probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pretend** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **care** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **hide** | present |  |  |  |  |  | often *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **hurt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No; he secretly wants to be picked first every time and be captain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:t5:o4:1
# text = No; he secretly wants to be picked first every time and be captain
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | he |  |  |  |  | secretly *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **pick** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | he *not said here* |  |  |  | time | first *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V» |
| 3 | **is a** | infinitive | he *not said here* | captain |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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