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title: «Me mam keeps sayin' she's grand but she's not grand at all,» says a… — When grown-ups grieve, and how it gets… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 1 · ★ · When grown-ups grieve, and how it gets softer

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«Me mam keeps sayin' she's grand but she's not grand at all,» says a girl in Dublin (grand = fine). Best thing to do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Me mam, mam, girl · **What happens:** keep, be, not be, say, do · **To what, where:** sayin, all · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 69 «When grown-ups grieve, and how it gets softer» 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/69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Me mam keeps sayin' she's grand but she's not grand at all,» says a girl in Dublin (grand = fine).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t1:1
# text = «Me mam keeps sayin' she's grand but she's not grand at all,» says a girl in Dublin (grand = fine).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	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	4	nsubj	_	_
4	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
5	sayin	sayin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	advcl	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
19	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Dublin	Dublin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	appos	_	_
26	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	27	punct	_	_
27	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** *in a quote* | present | Me mam | sayin |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sayin=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | mam |  |  |  |  | grand *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | mam |  |  | all |  | grand *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a girl in Dublin |  |  |  |  |  | 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 thing to do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t1:2
# text = Best thing to do?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Gently tell Mum she doesn't have to pretend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t1:o1:1
# text = Gently tell Mum she doesn't have to pretend
1	Gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	pretend	pretend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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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* |  | Mum |  |  | gently *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pretend** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Believe her and never ask her about it again, ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t1:o2:1
# text = Believe her and never ask her about it again, ever
1	Believe	believe	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	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | ever |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  | again | about it | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent she=Recipient about it=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Get angry with Mum for hiding things

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t1:o3:1
# text = Get angry with Mum for hiding things
1	Get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Mum; angry *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **hide** | gerund | you *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Tell everyone at school Mum's lying

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t1:o4:1
# text = Tell everyone at school Mum's lying
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	iobj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	lying	lying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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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* | Mum's lying | everyone | school |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient lying=Topic |
| 2 | **lie** |  | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | nom lying «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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