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title: Sophie's mate says, "no birthdays? that's lowkey sad." ("Lowkey" mea… — When nobody sits with you: making frie… · tree and pragmatics
description: Sophie's mate says, "no birthdays? that's lowkey sad." ("Lowkey" means a bit.) What helps both of them? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 23 «When nobody sits with you: making friends again» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Test 8 · ★★ · When nobody sits with you: making friends again

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Sophie's mate says, "no birthdays? that's lowkey sad." ("Lowkey" means a bit.) What helps both of them?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, that, Lowkey · **What happens:** say, be, mean, help · **To what, where:** bit, both · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 23 «When nobody sits with you: making friends again» 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/23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sophie's mate says, "no birthdays? that's lowkey sad."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t8:1
# text = Sophie's mate says, "no birthdays? that's lowkey sad."
1	Sophie	Sophie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	birthdays	birthday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	lowkey	lowkey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Sophie's mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | sad *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:* ("Lowkey" means a bit.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t8:2
# text = ("Lowkey" means a bit.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Lowkey	Lowkey	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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* What helps both of them?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t8:3
# text = What helps both of them?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present |  | both |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent both=Beneficiary |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Sophie pretending to have birthdays

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t8:o1:1
# text = Sophie pretending to have birthdays
1	Sophie	Sophie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	birthdays	birthday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | gerund | Sophie |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | to-infinitive | Sophie *not said here* | birthdays |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birthday=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Avoiding the topic of birthdays forever, so nobody feels awkward

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t8:o2:1
# text = Avoiding the topic of birthdays forever, so nobody feels awkward
1	Avoiding	avoid	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	topic	topic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	birthdays	birthday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
10	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	awkward	awkward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **avoid** | gerund |  | the topic of birthdays |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent topic=Location |
| 2 | **feel** | present | nobody |  |  |  |  | awkward *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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

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Sophie explaining her family's traditions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t8:o3:1
# text = Sophie explaining her family's traditions
1	Sophie	Sophie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	explaining	explain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	traditions	tradition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | gerund | Sophie | Sophie's family's traditions |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tradition=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Her mate telling everyone it's weird

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t8:o4:1
# text = Her mate telling everyone it's weird
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	iobj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | Her mate |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | mate |  |  |  |  | weird *property* | tree rules |

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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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