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title: «Proper gutted I never said love you to me uncle, it's doin' me head… — Grief: anger, guilt and laughing at th… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Proper gutted I never said love you to me uncle, it's doin' me head in,» says Oliver from Manchester (gutted = very upset). Best reply? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 67 «Grief: anger, guilt and laughing at the wrong moment» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
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# Test 10 · ★ · Grief: anger, guilt and laughing at the wrong moment

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«Proper gutted I never said love you to me uncle, it's doin' me head in,» says Oliver from Manchester (gutted = very upset). Best reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, it, doin, Oliver · **What happens:** gut, not say, love, be, head, say · **To what, where:** you, me, doin, Oliver · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 67 «Grief: anger, guilt and laughing at the wrong moment» 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/67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Proper gutted I never said love you to me uncle, it's doin' me head in,» says Oliver from Manchester (gutted = very upset).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t10:1
# text = «Proper gutted I never said love you to me uncle, it's doin' me head in,» says Oliver from Manchester (gutted = very upset).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	ccomp	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	love	love	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
11	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	doin	doin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
19	in	in	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	_
22	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
23	Oliver	Oliver	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
24	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	Manchester	Manchester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
26	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	acl	_	_
28	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	30	punct	_	_
29	very	very	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gut** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **love** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | you | me |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | doin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **head** *in a quote* |  | doin |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Oliver from Manchester |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 7 | **gut** | participle |  | Oliver from Manchester *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: 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 reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t10:2
# text = Best reply?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	reply	reply	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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It is too late, so stop thinking about it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t10:o1:1
# text = It is too late, so stop thinking about it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | late *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about it | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Your uncle died thinking you didn't care

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t10:o2:1
# text = Your uncle died thinking you didn't care
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | Your uncle |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | Your uncle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **care** | past · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Say it to his photo or it doesn't count

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t10:o3:1
# text = Say it to his photo or it doesn't count
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | it | his photo |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Topic to photo=Recipient |
| 2 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | photo |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Love shows in many ways; your uncle knew

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t10:o4:1
# text = Love shows in many ways; your uncle knew
1	Love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Love |  |  | many ways |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **know** | past | your uncle |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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