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title: An Aussie mate asks, «Should I rock up at Priya's with heaps of loll… — When a friend's mum or dad dies: what… · tree and pragmatics
description: An Aussie mate asks, «Should I rock up at Priya's with heaps of lollies, or what?» («Rock up» means «turn up»; «lollies» means «sweets».) What is the wise move? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 61 «When a friend's mum or dad dies: what to say and do» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · When a friend's mum or dad dies: what to say and do

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An Aussie mate asks, «Should I rock up at Priya's with heaps of lollies, or what?» («Rock up» means «turn up»; «lollies» means «sweets».) What is the wise move?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Aussie mate, lollies, wise move · **What happens:** ask up, rock, rock up, mean, turn up, be · **To what, where:** Priya, sweets · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 61 «When a friend's mum or dad dies: what to say and do» 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/61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* An Aussie mate asks, «Should I rock up at Priya's with heaps of lollies, or what?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t4:1
# text = An Aussie mate asks, «Should I rock up at Priya's with heaps of lollies, or what?»
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Aussie	aussie	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Priya	Priya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	lollies	lolly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask up** *speech: ask* | present | a Aussie mate |  |  | Priya |  | with heaps of lollies | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
| 2 | **rock** *in a quote* | should | a Aussie mate *= mate* |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* («Rock up» means «turn up»; «lollies» means «sweets».)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t4:2
# text = («Rock up» means «turn up»; «lollies» means «sweets».)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Rock	rock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	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	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	lollies	lolly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rock up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **turn up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **mean** | present | lollies | sweets |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What is the wise move?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t4:3
# 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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Send a big, expensive present to the house instead of going

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t4:o1:1
# text = Send a big, expensive present to the house instead of going
1	Send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	expensive	expensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
10	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	12	mark	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | imperative | you *not said here* | a big expensive present |  | the house |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent present=Theme to house=Destination |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Turn up at the house with heaps of lollies every single day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t4:o2:1
# text = Turn up at the house with heaps of lollies every single day
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lollies	lolly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
11	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the house with heaps of lollies | day |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at house=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Stay away for ever, because it's not your faith anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t4:o3:1
# text = Stay away for ever, because it's not your faith anyway
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
12	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay away** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | it | your faith |  |  |  | anyway *property* | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask Priya's family or your parents what is welcome first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t4:o4:1
# text = Ask Priya's family or your parents what is welcome first
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Priya	Priya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	welcome	welcome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
11	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | Priya's family or your parents |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent family=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | first, welcome *property* | tree rules |

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