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title: «We're all gonna die anyway, so stop visiting your nan, she's old,»… — Life and death: putting it all together · tree and pragmatics
description: «We're all gonna die anyway, so stop visiting your nan, she's old,» says a rough cousin. Which reasoning is best? Test 5 · ★★★ 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 of
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Life and death: putting it all together

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«We're all gonna die anyway, so stop visiting your nan, she's old,» says a rough cousin. Which reasoning is best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** We, she, rough cousin, reasoning · **What happens:** die, stop, visit, be, say · **To what, where:** nan · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «We're all gonna die anyway, so stop visiting your nan, she's old,» says a rough cousin.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t5:1
# text = «We're all gonna die anyway, so stop visiting your nan, she's old,» says a rough cousin.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	dep	_	_
6	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	ccomp	_	_
7	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	visiting	visit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
20	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** *in a quote* | present | We |  |  |  |  | all, anyway *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **stop** *in a quote* | infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **visit** *in a quote* | gerund | We *not said here* | your nan |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nan=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | she |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a rough cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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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:* Which reasoning is best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t5:2
# text = Which reasoning is best?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	reasoning	reasoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which reasoning |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nan won't notice who visits her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t5:o1:1
# text = Nan won't notice who visits her
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **notice** | future | Nan |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **visit** | present |  | Nan |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Because life is short, visits matter more, not less

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t5:o2:1
# text = Because life is short, visits matter more, not less
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	visits	visit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	matter	matter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | life |  |  |  |  | short *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **matter** | present | short visits | more |  |  |  | less *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Visiting only matters if Nan is rich

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t5:o3:1
# text = Visiting only matters if Nan is rich
1	Visiting	visit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **matter** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Nan |  |  |  |  | rich *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He's right; visits are pointless for old people, because they'll die soon anyway

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t5:o4:1
# text = He's right; visits are pointless for old people, because they'll die soon anyway
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	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	visits	visit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	pointless	pointless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
16	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
17	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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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 | **is** | present | visits |  |  |  |  | for old people; pointless *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **die** | future | visits *= visit* |  |  |  |  | anyway, soon *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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