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# Test 5 · ★ · Days of remembering: sorokovyny, memorial days, Remembranc…

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Liam's grandad, a proper Aussie, says, «Up at sparrow's fart for the dawn service, mate, too right.» («Sparrow's fart» is a joking phrase for «very early in the morning».) Why does he get up so early?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** grandad, sparrow, fart · **What happens:** say, fart, joke, be, get up · **To what, where:** joking phrase · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 64 «Days of remembering: sorokovyny, memorial days, Remembrance Day and the poppy» 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/64-days-of-remembering-sorokovyny-remembrance-day-and-the-poppy/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Liam's grandad, a proper Aussie, says, «Up at sparrow's fart for the dawn service, mate, too right.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:64-days-of-remembering-sorokovyny-remembrance-day-and-the-poppy:t5:1
# text = Liam's grandad, a proper Aussie, says, «Up at sparrow's fart for the dawn service, mate, too right.»
1	Liam	Liam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Aussie	aussie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	fart	fart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	ccomp	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	too	too	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Liam's grandad and a proper Aussie |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **fart** *in a quote* |  | sparrow |  |  |  |  | for the dawn service | nom fart «act intransitive»: poss=agent for=obl |

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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:* («Sparrow's fart» is a joking phrase for «very early in the morning».)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:64-days-of-remembering-sorokovyny-remembrance-day-and-the-poppy:t5:2
# text = («Sparrow's fart» is a joking phrase for «very early in the morning».)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Sparrow	Sparrow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	fart	fart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Sparrow's fart | a joking phrase |  |  |  | early *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fart** *in a quote* |  | Sparrow |  |  |  |  |  | nom fart «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Why does he get up so early?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:64-days-of-remembering-sorokovyny-remembrance-day-and-the-poppy:t5:3
# text = Why does he get up so early?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get up** | present · do-support | sparrow |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Because the noisy sparrows wake him up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:64-days-of-remembering-sorokovyny-remembrance-day-and-the-poppy:t5:o1:1
# text = Because the noisy sparrows wake him up
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sparrows	sparrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wake	wake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | present | the noisy sparrows | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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To remember soldiers who landed at Gallipoli at dawn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:64-days-of-remembering-sorokovyny-remembrance-day-and-the-poppy:t5:o2:1
# text = To remember soldiers who landed at Gallipoli at dawn
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remember	remember	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Gallipoli	Gallipoli	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | to-infinitive |  | soldiers |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme |
| 2 | **land** | past | soldiers |  |  | Gallipoli | dawn |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To catch the first bus to the beach before the crowds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:64-days-of-remembering-sorokovyny-remembrance-day-and-the-poppy:t5:o3:1
# text = To catch the first bus to the beach before the crowds
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	catch	catch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	crowds	crowd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | to-infinitive |  | the first bus |  |  | before the crowds | to the beach | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bus=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To beat the long queue at the shops

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:64-days-of-remembering-sorokovyny-remembrance-day-and-the-poppy:t5:o4:1
# text = To beat the long queue at the shops
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	beat	beat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	queue	queue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | to-infinitive |  | the long queue |  | the shops |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location queue=Theme |

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