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title: Mia's mate says, "my nan says dreams come true, so watch out." What'… — The mind at night: replays, worst-case… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia's mate says, "my nan says dreams come true, so watch out." What's the truth? Test 4 · ★★ of lesson 26 «The mind at night: replays, worst-case thinking and nightmares» 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 4 · ★★ · The mind at night: replays, worst-case thinking and nightm…

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Mia's mate says, "my nan says dreams come true, so watch out." What's the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, nan, dreams, truth · **What happens:** say, come, watch out, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 26 «The mind at night: replays, worst-case thinking and nightmares» 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/26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia's mate says, "my nan says dreams come true, so watch out."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares:t4:1
# text = Mia's mate says, "my nan says dreams come true, so watch out."
1	Mia	Mia	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	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
12	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mia's mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | my nan |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive | dreams |  |  |  |  | true *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **watch out** *in a quote* | infinitive | Mia's mate *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

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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:* What's the truth?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares:t4:2
# text = What's the truth?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	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	truth	truth	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 truth |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Her nan is right; bad dreams always come true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares:t4:o1:1
# text = Her nan is right; bad dreams always come true
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
9	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Her nan |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present | bad dreams |  |  |  |  | always, true *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only the dreams you have on a Friday night come true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares:t4:o2:1
# text = Only the dreams you have on a Friday night come true
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
11	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the dreams |  |  |  | night |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | infinitive | the dreams *not said here* |  |  |  |  | true *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Nightmares are the brain sorting feelings, not predictions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares:t4:o3:1
# text = Nightmares are the brain sorting feelings, not predictions
1	Nightmares	nightmare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	sorting	sort	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	predictions	prediction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Nightmares | the brain and predictions |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sort** | gerund | the brain and predictions *not said here* | feelings |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Dreams come true if you dream them twice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares:t4:o4:1
# text = Dreams come true if you dream them twice
1	Dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	dream	dream	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Dreams |  |  |  |  | true *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **dream** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | Dreams *= dream* |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn cognize-85 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic |

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