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title: «Our kid's had a belly ache every day since me grandad died, and he'… — Grief: crying, not crying and feeling… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Our kid's had a belly ache every day since me grandad died, and he's not even sick,» says a girl from Liverpool (our kid = my brother). Best answer? Test 8 of lesson 66 «Grief: crying, not crying and feeling numb» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Test 8 · Grief: crying, not crying and feeling numb

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«Our kid's had a belly ache every day since me grandad died, and he's not even sick,» says a girl from Liverpool (our kid = my brother). Best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl, grandad · **What happens:** have, die, not be, say · **To what, where:** belly ache · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Our kid's had a belly ache every day since me grandad died, and he's not even sick,» says a girl from Liverpool (our kid = my brother).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t8:1
# text = «Our kid's had a belly ache every day since me grandad died, and he's not even sick,» says a girl from Liverpool (our kid = my brother).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	ache	ache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
20	even	even	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
24	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	parataxis	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
27	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Liverpool	Liverpool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
29	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	31	nmod:poss	_	_
31	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	_
32	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	34	punct	_	_
33	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | participle |  | a belly ache |  |  | day |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ache=Patient |
| 2 | **die** *in a quote* | past | a girl from Liverpool *= girl* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | grandad |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a girl from Liverpool |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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:* Best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t8:2
# text = Best answer?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	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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Belly aches are never, ever linked to feelings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t8:o1:1
# text = Belly aches are never, ever linked to feelings
1	Belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	aches	ache	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	7	advmod	_	_
7	linked	link	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **link** | present · passive |  | Belly aches |  |  | ever | to feelings | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to feeling=Co-Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He must be faking it to get days off school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t8:o2:1
# text = He must be faking it to get days off school
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	faking	fake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fake** | must · progressive | He | it |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | school | day |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme off school=Destination |

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

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Grief can show in the body; tell a grown-up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t8:o3:1
# text = Grief can show in the body; tell a grown-up
1	Grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	grown	grown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | can | Grief |  |  | the body |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | Grief *not said here* | a grown up |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent up=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He should eat a lot less until the ache stops

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t8:o4:1
# text = He should eat a lot less until the ache stops
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ache	ache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | should | He | a lot |  |  |  | less *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | present | the ache |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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