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title: Jack, whose dad is from Newcastle, moans, «Howay man, the bairn gets… — Life begins: being born and growing up · tree and pragmatics
description: Jack, whose dad is from Newcastle, moans, «Howay man, the bairn gets all the fuss, there'll be nowt left for me.» («Bairn» means «baby»; «nowt» means «nothing».) Which answer is best? Test 5 of lesson 51 «Life begins: being born and growing up» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school,
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# Test 5 · Life begins: being born and growing up

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Jack, whose dad is from Newcastle, moans, «Howay man, the bairn gets all the fuss, there'll be nowt left for me.» («Bairn» means «baby»; «nowt» means «nothing».) Which answer is best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad, Jack, bairn, nowt, answer · **What happens:** be, moan, get, leave, mean · **To what, where:** Newcastle, fuss, nowt, baby, nothing

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This is test 5 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jack, whose dad is from Newcastle, moans, «Howay man, the bairn gets all the fuss, there'll be nowt left for me.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t5:1
# text = Jack, whose dad is from Newcastle, moans, «Howay man, the bairn gets all the fuss, there'll be nowt left for me.»
1	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Newcastle	Newcastle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
9	moans	moan	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Howay	Howay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	bairn	bairn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
18	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	20	det:predet	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	fuss	fuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	24	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	cop	_	_
25	nowt	nowt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
26	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	acl	_	_
27	for	for	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Newcastle's dad |  |  | Newcastle |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **moan** | present | Jack and Newcastle |  |  |  |  | Howay man *vocative* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | present | the bairn | all fuss |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fuss=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | nowt |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **leave** *in a quote* | participle |  | nowt *not said here* |  |  |  | for me | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent for i=Recipient |

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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:* («Bairn» means «baby»; «nowt» means «nothing».)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t5:2
# text = («Bairn» means «baby»; «nowt» means «nothing».)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Bairn	Bairn	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	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	nowt	nowt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bairn | baby |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | nowt | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* Which answer is best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t5:3
# text = Which answer is best?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Only if the baby turns out to be a girl

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t5:o1:1
# text = Only if the baby turns out to be a girl
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn out** | present | the baby |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | the baby *not said here* | a girl |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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No, babies always take the love first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t5:o2:1
# text = No, babies always take the love first
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | babies | the love |  |  |  | always, first *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent love=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only if you look after the baby every night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t5:o3:1
# text = Only if you look after the baby every night
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | you |  |  |  | after the baby; night |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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

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Yes, love is not used up; tell your parents if you feel left out

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t5:o4:1
# text = Yes, love is not used up; tell your parents if you feel left out
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	iobj	_	_
12	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
15	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	xcomp	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **use up** | present · passive |  | love |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | your parents |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **feel** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **leave out** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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