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title: «Grandad's dying, innit, so writin' 'get well soon' is a lie, yeah?»… — Kindness to the dying and visiting the… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Grandad's dying, innit, so writin' 'get well soon' is a lie, yeah?» asks Lucy in East London. What could she write instead? Test 5 of lesson 77 «Kindness to the dying and visiting the old» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 5 · Kindness to the dying and visiting the old

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«Grandad's dying, innit, so writin' 'get well soon' is a lie, yeah?» asks Lucy in East London. What could she write instead?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Lucy, writin · **What happens:** die, get, be, ask, write · **To what, where:** lie, East · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 of lesson 77 «Kindness to the dying and visiting the old» 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/77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Grandad's dying, innit, so writin' 'get well soon' is a lie, yeah?» asks Lucy in East London.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old:t5:1
# text = «Grandad's dying, innit, so writin' 'get well soon' is a lie, yeah?» asks Lucy in East London.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	dying	die	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	23	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	innit	innit	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
9	writin	writin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	_
11	'	'	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	appos	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
14	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
20	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
23	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
24	Lucy	Lucy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
27	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** *in a quote* | gerund | Lucy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | soon, well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | writin | a lie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Lucy |  |  | East |  |  | 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:* What could she write instead?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old:t5:2
# text = What could she write instead?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | could | Lucy |  |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing at all, just a blank card with a stamp

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old:t5:o1:1
# text = Nothing at all, just a blank card with a stamp
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	blank	blank	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	stamp	stamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

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«I love you» or «Thinking of you»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old:t5:o2:1
# text = «I love you» or «Thinking of you»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** *in a quote* | present | I | you |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of you | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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«Get well» anyway, just to be polite

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old:t5:o3:1
# text = «Get well» anyway, just to be polite
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | anyway, well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | polite *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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«See you never, Grandad, bye-bye now»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old:t5:o4:1
# text = «See you never, Grandad, bye-bye now»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	See	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	bye	bye	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	bye	bye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | you |  |  | now | Grandad *obl* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

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