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title: Gran says, «Back in my day we said the stork brought you, pet.» What… — Life begins: being born and growing up · tree and pragmatics
description: Gran says, «Back in my day we said the stork brought you, pet.» What is the honest truth behind it? Test 3 of lesson 51 «Life begins: being born and growing up» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Test 3 · Life begins: being born and growing up

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Gran says, «Back in my day we said the stork brought you, pet.» What is the honest truth behind it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Gran, we, stork, honest truth · **What happens:** say, bring, be · **To what, where:** you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 51 «Life begins: being born and growing up» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gran says, «Back in my day we said the stork brought you, pet.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t3:1
# text = Gran says, «Back in my day we said the stork brought you, pet.»
1	Gran	Gran	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	,	_	10	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stork	stork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Gran |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | we |  |  |  | day |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **bring** *in a quote* | past | the stork |  | you |  |  | pet *vocative* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument you=Destination |

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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 is the honest truth behind it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t3:2
# text = What is the honest truth behind it?
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	5	det	_	_
4	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	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 honest truth behind stork |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The stork story is true, but only for twins and triplets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t3:o1:1
# text = The stork story is true, but only for twins and triplets
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	stork	stork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	triplets	triplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Storks still bring babies to families in some faraway countries

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t3:o2:1
# text = Storks still bring babies to families in some faraway countries
1	Storks	stork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	bring	bring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
9	faraway	faraway	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | Storks | babies |  | some faraway countries | still | to families | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent baby=Theme to family=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Storks really did bring babies to families before there were hospitals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t3:o3:1
# text = Storks really did bring babies to families before there were hospitals
1	Storks	stork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	10	expl	_	_
10	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	hospitals	hospital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past · do-support | Storks | babies |  | families |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent baby=Theme to family=Destination |
| 2 | **be** | past | hospitals |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Babies grow inside their mothers; the stork was a story

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t3:o4:1
# text = Babies grow inside their mothers; the stork was a story
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mothers	mother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stork	stork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Babies |  |  |  |  | inside Babies's mothers | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside mother=Location |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the stork | a story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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