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title: A Texan boy says, «Y'all, Leo's mama passed, can we wear black armba… — When a friend's mum or dad dies: what… · tree and pragmatics
description: A Texan boy says, «Y'all, Leo's mama passed, can we wear black armbands Saturday?» («Passed» means «died».) What will this show? Test 7 · ★★★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Test 7 · ★★★ · When a friend's mum or dad dies: what to say and do

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A Texan boy says, «Y'all, Leo's mama passed, can we wear black armbands Saturday?» («Passed» means «died».) What will this show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Texan boy, mama, Y'all · **What happens:** say, pass, wear, mean, die · **To what, where:** Y'all, black armbands · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Texan boy says, «Y'all, Leo's mama passed, can we wear black armbands Saturday?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t7:1
# text = A Texan boy says, «Y'all, Leo's mama passed, can we wear black armbands Saturday?»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Texan	texan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boy	boy	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	Y'all	Y'all	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	mama	mama	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
17	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	armbands	armband	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | a Texan boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pass** *in a quote* | past | Leo's mama | Y'all *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme y'all=Trajectory |
| 3 | **wear** *in a quote* | can | Y'all | black armbands |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent armband=Source |

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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:* («Passed» means «died».)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t7:2
# text = («Passed» means «died».)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	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	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **die** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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*Sentence 3:* What will this show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t7:3
# text = What will this show?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	1	aux	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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That Leo must play even though he is sad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t7:o1:1
# text = That Leo must play even though he is sad
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | must | that Leo |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Leo |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That black armbands are the new kit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t7:o2:1
# text = That black armbands are the new kit
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	armbands	armband	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **armband** |  | That |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | black armbands | the new kit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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That the team cares and Leo is not alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t7:o3:1
# text = That the team cares and Leo is not alone
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present | that team |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | Leo |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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That the team is sad they might lose

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t7:o4:1
# text = That the team is sad they might lose
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that team |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | might | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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