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# Test 2 · ★ · Illness, hospitals and children who are very ill

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A boy from London says, «Sam's bare weird with no hair, bruv, he's like an egg.» («Bare» means «really»; «bruv» means «mate».) What is the right response?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, Sam, Bare, bruv, right response · **What happens:** say, be, mean · **To what, where:** mate · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 59 «Illness, hospitals and children who are very ill» 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/59-illness-hospitals-and-children-who-are-very-ill/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy from London says, «Sam's bare weird with no hair, bruv, he's like an egg.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:59-illness-hospitals-and-children-who-are-very-ill:t2:1
# text = A boy from London says, «Sam's bare weird with no hair, bruv, he's like an egg.»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a boy from London |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Sam |  |  |  |  | like a egg | 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:* («Bare» means «really»; «bruv» means «mate».)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:59-illness-hospitals-and-children-who-are-very-ill:t2:2
# text = («Bare» means «really»; «bruv» means «mate».)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	bruv	bruv	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	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | Bare |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | bruv | mate |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What is the right response?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:59-illness-hospitals-and-children-who-are-very-ill:t2:3
# text = What is the right response?
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	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	response	response	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 right response |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Agree with him, so you don't get teased about it yourself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:59-illness-hospitals-and-children-who-are-very-ill:t2:o1:1
# text = Agree with him, so you don't get teased about it yourself
1	Agree	agree	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	teased	tease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
13	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | imperative | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  | with him *= he* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **not** **tease** | present · passive · do-support |  | you |  |  |  | about it | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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

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That's out of order; leave him alone, and tell a teacher if it goes on

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:59-illness-hospitals-and-children-who-are-very-ill:t2:o2:1
# text = That's out of order; leave him alone, and tell a teacher if it goes on
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
18	on	on	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  | order |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | a teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |
| 4 | **go on** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Pull Sam's hat off to see, then go and tell everyone in the class what's under it

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:59-illness-hospitals-and-children-who-are-very-ill:t2:o3:1
# text = Pull Sam's hat off to see, then go and tell everyone in the class what's under it
1	Pull	pull	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
13	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	12	iobj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
19	under	under	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull off** | imperative | you *not said here* | Sam's hat |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=Eventuality |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | everyone | the class |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |
| 5 | **is a** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laugh, because Sam really does look a bit like an egg

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:59-illness-hospitals-and-children-who-are-very-ill:t2:o4:1
# text = Laugh, because Sam really does look a bit like an egg
1	Laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **look** | present · do-support | Sam | a bit |  |  |  | like a egg | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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