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title: A Canadian uncle says, «Eh, buddy, just grab another fish at the sto… — Garden burials, wild animals and a new… · tree and pragmatics
description: A Canadian uncle says, «Eh, buddy, just grab another fish at the store, it's no big deal.» Ruby says «not yet, maybe never». Who is right? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 57 «Garden burials, wild animals and a new pet «too soon»» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Test 9 · ★ · Garden burials, wild animals and a new pet «too soon»

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A Canadian uncle says, «Eh, buddy, just grab another fish at the store, it's no big deal.» Ruby says «not yet, maybe never». Who is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Canadian uncle, fish, Ruby · **What happens:** say, grab, be · **To what, where:** fish, store, big deal · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 57 «Garden burials, wild animals and a new pet «too soon»» 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/57-garden-burials-wild-animals-and-a-new-pet-too-soon/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Canadian uncle says, «Eh, buddy, just grab another fish at the store, it's no big deal.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:57-garden-burials-wild-animals-and-a-new-pet-too-soon:t9:1
# text = A Canadian uncle says, «Eh, buddy, just grab another fish at the store, it's no big deal.»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Canadian	Canadian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	uncle	uncle	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	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Eh	eh	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	buddy	buddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	grab	grab	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
13	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	store	store	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
21	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	23	det	_	_
22	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	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 | a Canadian uncle |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **grab** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | another fish |  | the store |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | fish | no big deal |  |  |  |  | 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:* Ruby says «not yet, maybe never».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:57-garden-burials-wild-animals-and-a-new-pet-too-soon:t9:2
# text = Ruby says «not yet, maybe never».
1	Ruby	Ruby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	maybe	maybe	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	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 | Ruby |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Who is right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:57-garden-burials-wild-animals-and-a-new-pet-too-soon:t9:3
# text = Who is right?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	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	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The uncle, because all fish are the same, so it's no big deal

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:57-garden-burials-wild-animals-and-a-new-pet-too-soon:t9:o1:1
# text = The uncle, because all fish are the same, so it's no big deal
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
15	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | all fish |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | no big deal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Ruby may wait as long as she needs; there is no timetable

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:57-garden-burials-wild-animals-and-a-new-pet-too-soon:t9:o2:1
# text = Ruby may wait as long as she needs; there is no timetable
1	Ruby	Ruby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	11	expl	_	_
11	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	timetable	timetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | may | Ruby |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **need** | present | Ruby |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **be** | present | no timetable |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Ruby must buy one by Sunday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:57-garden-burials-wild-animals-and-a-new-pet-too-soon:t9:o3:1
# text = Ruby must buy one by Sunday
1	Ruby	Ruby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | must | Ruby | one |  |  | sunday |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody may ever keep a fish again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:57-garden-burials-wild-animals-and-a-new-pet-too-soon:t9:o4:1
# text = Nobody may ever keep a fish again
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | may | Nobody | a fish |  |  | ever; again |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |

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