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title: «Crying over a goldfish? That's peak cringe,» says a Gen Alpha boy.… — Life and death: putting it all together · tree and pragmatics
description: «Crying over a goldfish? That's peak cringe,» says a Gen Alpha boy. Which answer best uses what the class learned? Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 80 «Life and death: putting it all together» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Life and death: putting it all together

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«Crying over a goldfish? That's peak cringe,» says a Gen Alpha boy. Which answer best uses what the class learned?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** That, class · **What happens:** cry, be, say, answer, use, learn · **To what, where:** peak cringe, Gen boy · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 80 «Life and death: putting it all together» 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/80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Crying over a goldfish?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t1:1
# text = «Crying over a goldfish?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | over a goldfish | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over goldfish=Location |

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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:* That's peak cringe,» says a Gen Alpha boy.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t1:2
# text = That's peak cringe,» says a Gen Alpha boy.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	peak	peak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cringe	cringe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
10	Alpha	Alpha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	_
11	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | peak cringe |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present |  | a Gen boy |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent boy=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* Which answer best uses what the class learned?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t1:3
# text = Which answer best uses what the class learned?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	answer	answer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
4	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **learn** | past | the class |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Only cry for pets bigger than a cat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t1:o1:1
# text = Only cry for pets bigger than a cat
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	cry	cry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for pets; big *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for pet=Recipient |

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

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Grief for any pet is real; it shows love

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t1:o2:1
# text = Grief for any pet is real; it shows love
1	Grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	love	love	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** | present | Grief for any pet |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | present | Grief | love |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent love=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Crying for pets is practice for real grief

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t1:o3:1
# text = Crying for pets is practice for real grief
1	Crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for pets | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for pet=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Crying | practice |  |  |  | for real grief | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He's right; fish don't count

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t1:o4:1
# text = He's right; fish don't count
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | fish |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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