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# Test 4 · ★ · When grown-ups grieve, and how it gets softer

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«My dad's acting all happy again, that's mad disrespectful to Mum, fr» (fr = for real), says Lily. What's the wisest answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dad, Lily, wisest answer · **What happens:** act, be · **To what, where:** happy · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «My dad's acting all happy again, that's mad disrespectful to Mum, fr» (fr = for real), says Lily.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t4:1
# text = «My dad's acting all happy again, that's mad disrespectful to Mum, fr» (fr = for real), says Lily.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	26	ccomp	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obj	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	26	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
12	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	parataxis	_	_
13	disrespectful	disrespectful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	ccomp	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
21	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	23	punct	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
26	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
27	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	26	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** *in a quote* | present · progressive | My dad | all happy |  |  | again |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent happy=Eventuality |
| 2 | **be** *speech: assert* | present | Lily |  |  |  |  | to Mum and fr; say *property* | tree rules |

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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's the wisest answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t4:2
# text = What's the wisest answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wisest	wise	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the wisest answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Being happy again is healing; Dad still loves Mum

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t4:o1:1
# text = Being happy again is healing; Dad still loves Mum
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	csubj	_	_
3	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	healing	heal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  | again | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **heal** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **love** | present | Dad | Mum |  |  | still |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mum=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Dad should be told off by the whole family for it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t4:o2:1
# text = Dad should be told off by the whole family for it
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | should · passive | the whole family for family | Dad |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She's right; Dad has forgotten Mum

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t4:o3:1
# text = She's right; Dad has forgotten Mum
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
8	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | present · perfect | Dad | Mum |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Happy people never really loved anyone in the first place

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer:t4:o4:1
# text = Happy people never really loved anyone in the first place
1	Happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **love** | participle · passive |  | Happy people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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