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title: «Me mam's dead quiet today, she won't talk, what've I done?» asks Zo… — Missing someone: memory boxes, birthda… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Me mam's dead quiet today, she won't talk, what've I done?» asks Zoe in Newcastle. It's the anniversary of her brother's death. Best answer? Test 8 of lesson 68 «Missing someone: memory boxes, birthdays and special days» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Test 8 · Missing someone: memory boxes, birthdays and special days

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«Me mam's dead quiet today, she won't talk, what've I done?» asks Zoe in Newcastle. It's the anniversary of her brother's death. Best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mam, Zoe, It, brother · **What happens:** not talk, do, ask, be, die · **To what, where:** Newcastle, anniversary · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 68 «Missing someone: memory boxes, birthdays and special days» 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/68-missing-someone-memory-boxes-birthdays-and-special-days/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Me mam's dead quiet today, she won't talk, what've I done?» asks Zoe in Newcastle.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:68-missing-someone-memory-boxes-birthdays-and-special-days:t8:1
# text = «Me mam's dead quiet today, she won't talk, what've I done?» asks Zoe in Newcastle.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	compound	_	_
3	mam	mam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	nsubj	_	_
7	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
20	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	Zoe	Zoe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Newcastle	Newcastle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **talk** *in a quote* | future | mam |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** *in a quote* | present · perfect | Zoe |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Zoe |  |  | Newcastle |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «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:* It's the anniversary of her brother's death.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:68-missing-someone-memory-boxes-birthdays-and-special-days:t8:2
# text = It's the anniversary of her brother's death.
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	anniversary	anniversary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the anniversary |  |  |  | of mam's brother's death | tree rules |
| 2 | **die** |  | mam's brother |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:68-missing-someone-memory-boxes-birthdays-and-special-days:t8:3
# 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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Mum has stopped loving the family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:68-missing-someone-memory-boxes-birthdays-and-special-days:t8:o1:1
# text = Mum has stopped loving the family
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stopped	stop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	loving	love	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present · perfect | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **love** | gerund | Mum *not said here* | the family |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer family=Stimulus |

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

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Nothing; Mum is remembering her son and feeling sad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:68-missing-someone-memory-boxes-birthdays-and-special-days:t8:o2:1
# text = Nothing; Mum is remembering her son and feeling sad
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	remembering	remember	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
10	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present · progressive | Mum | Mum's son |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent son=Theme |
| 2 | **feel** | gerund | Mum *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Zoe must have done something very naughty that Mum found out about

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:68-missing-someone-memory-boxes-birthdays-and-special-days:t8:o3:1
# text = Zoe must have done something very naughty that Mum found out about
1	Zoe	Zoe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	naughty	naughty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	about	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | must · perfect | Zoe | something |  |  |  | about *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 2 | **find out** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum has forgotten what day it is

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:68-missing-someone-memory-boxes-birthdays-and-special-days:t8:o4:1
# text = Mum has forgotten what day it is
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	ccomp	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | present · perfect | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **day** |  | it |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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