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title: Amira's little brother, from the Black Country, shouts, «Bostin' kit… — Life begins: being born and growing up · tree and pragmatics
description: Amira's little brother, from the Black Country, shouts, «Bostin' kittens! I'm gonna carry 'em round the house!» («Bostin'» means «brilliant».) What is the wise move? Test 6 of lesson 51 «Life begins: being born and growing up» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependen
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# Test 6 · Life begins: being born and growing up

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Amira's little brother, from the Black Country, shouts, «Bostin' kittens! I'm gonna carry 'em round the house!» («Bostin'» means «brilliant».) What is the wise move?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** little brother, I, Bostin, wise move · **What happens:** shout, carry, mean, be · **To what, where:** Bostin kittens, 'em

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This is test 6 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Amira's little brother, from the Black Country, shouts, «Bostin' kittens!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t6:1
# text = Amira's little brother, from the Black Country, shouts, «Bostin' kittens!
1	Amira	Amira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Country	Country	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Bostin	Bostin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Amira's little brother | Bostin kittens |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Topic |

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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:* I'm gonna carry 'em round the house!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t6:2
# text = I'm gonna carry 'em round the house!»
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	dep	_	_
4	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	'em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	round	round	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | I | 'em *= they* |  |  |  | round the house | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* («Bostin'» means «brilliant».)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t6:3
# text = («Bostin'» means «brilliant».)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Bostin	Bostin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bostin |  |  |  |  | brilliant *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 4:* What is the wise move?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t6:4
# text = What is the wise move?
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	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	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 wise move |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Give it some milk from the fridge straight away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t6:o1:1
# text = Give it some milk from the fridge straight away
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | some milk | it | the fridge |  | away *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient milk=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Carry it round so it learns where everything is

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t6:o2:1
# text = Carry it round so it learns where everything is
1	Carry	carry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	round	round	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	learns	learn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	ccomp	_	_
8	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | round *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **learn** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | everything |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Open its eyes for it gently so that it can see much sooner

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t6:o3:1
# text = Open its eyes for it gently so that it can see much sooner
1	Open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
6	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	11	mark	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
12	much	much	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	sooner	soon	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | imperative | you *not said here* | its eyes |  |  |  | for it; gently *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eye=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | can | it |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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

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Look gently but let the mother cat feed and care for it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t6:o4:1
# text = Look gently but let the mother cat feed and care for it
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	feed	feed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	xcomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	care	care	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the mother cat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feed** | present | the mother cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **care** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for cat | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for it=Theme |

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