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title: Noah's mate from Leeds says the care home was «right mardy and smelt… — Getting old: how long people and anima… · tree and pragmatics
description: Noah's mate from Leeds says the care home was «right mardy and smelt funny». («Mardy» means «grumpy, moody».) What is the wise view? Test 6 of lesson 52 «Getting old: how long people and animals live» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Test 6 · Getting old: how long people and animals live

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Noah's mate from Leeds says the care home was «right mardy and smelt funny». («Mardy» means «grumpy, moody».) What is the wise view?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, care home, Mardy, wise view · **What happens:** say, be, smelt, mean · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 of lesson 52 «Getting old: how long people and animals live» 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/52-getting-old-how-long-people-and-animals-live/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Noah's mate from Leeds says the care home was «right mardy and smelt funny».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:52-getting-old-how-long-people-and-animals-live:t6:1
# text = Noah's mate from Leeds says the care home was «right mardy and smelt funny».
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Leeds	Leeds	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	right	right	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	mardy	mardy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	smelt	smelt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
16	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Noah's mate from Leeds |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the care home |  |  |  |  | mardy, right *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **smelt** *in a quote* | infinitive | the care home *not said here* |  |  |  |  | funny *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:* («Mardy» means «grumpy, moody».)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:52-getting-old-how-long-people-and-animals-live:t6:2
# text = («Mardy» means «grumpy, moody».)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Mardy	Mardy	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	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	moody	moody	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* What is the wise view?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:52-getting-old-how-long-people-and-animals-live:t6:3
# text = What is the wise view?
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	view	view	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 view |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Feeling awkward is normal, but the visit still matters a lot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:52-getting-old-how-long-people-and-animals-live:t6:o1:1
# text = Feeling awkward is normal, but the visit still matters a lot
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	awkward	awkward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	still	still	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | awkward *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | Feeling |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **matter** | present | the visit | a lot |  |  | still |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Old people do not notice who visits them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:52-getting-old-how-long-people-and-animals-live:t6:o2:1
# text = Old people do not notice who visits them
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **notice** | present · do-support | Old people |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **visit** | present |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He is right, so he should never go back there again, not ever

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:52-getting-old-how-long-people-and-animals-live:t6:o3:1
# text = He is right, so he should never go back there again, not ever
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **go back** | should | he |  |  | there | again; ever |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Care homes are only for people who smell

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:52-getting-old-how-long-people-and-animals-live:t6:o4:1
# text = Care homes are only for people who smell
1	Care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Care homes |  |  |  |  | for people | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP.location V»: agent=Location |

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