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title: A rough uncle laughs, «We're all gonna kick the bucket someday, kid»… — Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» an… · tree and pragmatics
description: A rough uncle laughs, «We're all gonna kick the bucket someday, kid» (kick the bucket = die). What is the true part, and what's missing? Test 3 of lesson 70 «Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?»» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Test 3 · Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?»

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A rough uncle laughs, «We're all gonna kick the bucket someday, kid» (kick the bucket = die). What is the true part, and what's missing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** rough uncle, We, true part · **What happens:** laugh, kick, be · **To what, where:** bucket someday, bucket, true part · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 70 «Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?»» 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/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A rough uncle laughs, «We're all gonna kick the bucket someday, kid» (kick the bucket = die).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t3:1
# text = A rough uncle laughs, «We're all gonna kick the bucket someday, kid» (kick the bucket = die).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	laughs	laugh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	11	dep	_	_
11	kick	kick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	someday	someday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	kick	kick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	parataxis	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	23	punct	_	_
23	die	die	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | present | a rough uncle |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **kick** *in a quote* | present | We | the bucket someday and kid |  |  |  | all *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **kick** | infinitive |  | the bucket |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent bucket=Patient |

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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 is the true part, and what's missing?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t3:2
# text = What is the true part, and what's missing?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the true part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the true part |  |  |  |  | missing *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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True, but for most people it's very far off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t3:o1:1
# text = True, but for most people it's very far off
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	off	off	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it | True most people *not said here* |  |  |  | far, off *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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True, and it will probably be next week, so get ready

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t3:o2:1
# text = True, and it will probably be next week, so get ready
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
6	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
13	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | future | it | next week |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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False; some lucky people get to live for ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t3:o3:1
# text = False; some lucky people get to live for ever
1	False	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
4	lucky	lucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | some lucky people |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **live** | to-infinitive | some lucky people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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False; only grown-ups ever die, never any kids

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t3:o4:1
# text = False; only grown-ups ever die, never any kids
1	False	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
8	die	die	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **die** | present | False grown ups | any kids |  |  | ever |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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