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title: «Ma wee bairn's been greetin' every nicht since her grandda went,» s… — Grief: crying, not crying and feeling… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Ma wee bairn's been greetin' every nicht since her grandda went,» says Ellie's Scottish aunt (bairn = child, greetin' = crying). What should the family do? Test 4 of lesson 66 «Grief: crying, not crying and feeling numb» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Test 4 · Grief: crying, not crying and feeling numb

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«Ma wee bairn's been greetin' every nicht since her grandda went,» says Ellie's Scottish aunt (bairn = child, greetin' = crying). What should the family do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** wee bairn, grandda, Scottish aunt, family · **What happens:** be, go, say, cry, do · **To what, where:** greetin, nicht · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 of lesson 66 «Grief: crying, not crying and feeling numb» 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/66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Ma wee bairn's been greetin' every nicht since her grandda went,» says Ellie's Scottish aunt (bairn = child, greetin' = crying).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t4:1
# text = «Ma wee bairn's been greetin' every nicht since her grandda went,» says Ellie's Scottish aunt (bairn = child, greetin' = crying).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ma	ma	DET	PRP$	Number=Sing|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bairn	bairn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	greetin	greetin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	nicht	nicht	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
11	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	grandda	grandda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
17	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
22	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	bairn	bairn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	_
24	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	25	punct	_	_
25	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	greetin	greetin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	_
29	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	30	punct	_	_
30	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Ma's wee bairn | greetin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | past | nicht's grandda | every nicht *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location nicht=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ellie's Scottish aunt |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | Ellie's Scottish aunt *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* What should the family do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t4:2
# text = What should the family do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | the family |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Send her to bed early as a punishment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t4:o1:1
# text = Send her to bed early as a punishment
1	Send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* | bed |  | as a punishment; early *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to bed=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Pretend not to notice anything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t4:o2:1
# text = Pretend not to notice anything
1	Pretend	pretend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **notice** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | anything |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer anything=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Let her cry and stay close to her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t4:o3:1
# text = Let her cry and stay close to her
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	cry	cry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stay** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | close *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Tell her to stop greetin' at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t4:o4:1
# text = Tell her to stop greetin' at once
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	greetin	greetin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | greetin |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality greetin=Eventuality |

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