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title: A London lad says, «Burning money? That's bare dumb, bruv.» («Bare»… — How other people remember: Día de los… · tree and pragmatics
description: A London lad says, «Burning money? That's bare dumb, bruv.» («Bare» means «really»; «bruv» means «mate».) What is fair? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 65 «How other people remember: Día de los Muertos, Qingming and more» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Test 3 · ★★ · How other people remember: Día de los Muertos, Qingming an…

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A London lad says, «Burning money? That's bare dumb, bruv.» («Bare» means «really»; «bruv» means «mate».) What is fair?

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

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 65 «How other people remember: Día de los Muertos, Qingming and more» 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/65-how-other-people-remember-dia-de-los-muertos-qingming-and-more/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A London lad says, «Burning money?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:65-how-other-people-remember-dia-de-los-muertos-qingming-and-more:t3:1
# text = A London lad says, «Burning money?
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lad	lad	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	Burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	ccomp	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	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 London lad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **burn** *in a quote* | gerund |  | money |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

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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:* That's bare dumb, bruv.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:65-how-other-people-remember-dia-de-los-muertos-qingming-and-more:t3:2
# text = That's bare dumb, bruv.»
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	dumb	dumb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | bruv *vocative*; dumb *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* («Bare» means «really»; «bruv» means «mate».)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:65-how-other-people-remember-dia-de-los-muertos-qingming-and-more:t3:3
# 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 4:* What is fair?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:65-how-other-people-remember-dia-de-los-muertos-qingming-and-more:t3:4
# text = What is fair?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fair	fair	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 |  |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It's to get rid of fake money

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:65-how-other-people-remember-dia-de-los-muertos-qingming-and-more:t3:o1:1
# text = It's to get rid of fake money
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	rid	rid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of fake money; get, rid *property* | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's special paper, and a custom showing care for ancestors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:65-how-other-people-remember-dia-de-los-muertos-qingming-and-more:t3:o2:1
# text = It's special paper, and a custom showing care for ancestors
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	custom	custom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	ancestors	ancestor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | special paper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | a custom *not said here* | care |  |  |  | for ancestors | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent care=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's right, it is real cash thrown away for nothing, just to show off

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:65-how-other-people-remember-dia-de-los-muertos-qingming-and-more:t3:o3:1
# text = He's right, it is real cash thrown away for nothing, just to show off
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	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	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cash	cash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	off	off	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | real cash |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **throw away** | participle |  | real cash *not said here* |  |  |  | for nothing; away *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **show off** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a magic trick for tourists

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:65-how-other-people-remember-dia-de-los-muertos-qingming-and-more:t3:o4:1
# text = It's a magic trick for tourists
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tourists	tourist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a magic trick |  |  |  | for tourists | tree rules |

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