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title: Kyle comes home at 9:45 and says, "That's the back of nine, innit?"… — Quarter past, quarter to, and how peop… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 4 · ★ · Quarter past, quarter to, and how people really say the time

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Kyle comes home at 9:45 and says, "That's the back of nine, innit?" Is he right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Kyle, That · **What happens:** come, say, be, innit · **To what, where:** 9:45, back · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 102 «Quarter past, quarter to, and how people really say the time» of the world 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/world/102-quarter-past-quarter-to-saying-the-time/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kyle comes home at 9:45 and says, "That's the back of nine, innit?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:102-quarter-past-quarter-to-saying-the-time:t4:1
# text = Kyle comes home at 9:45 and says, "That's the back of nine, innit?"
1	Kyle	Kyle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	9:45	9:45	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	innit	innit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Kyle |  |  | 9:45 |  | home *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Kyle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | That | the back |  |  |  | of nine | tree rules |
| 4 | **innit** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* Is he right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:102-quarter-past-quarter-to-saying-the-time:t4:2
# text = Is he right?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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No, the back of nine means before nine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:102-quarter-past-quarter-to-saying-the-time:t4:o1:1
# text = No, the back of nine means before nine
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the back of nine |  |  |  | before nine |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, the back of nine means any time before ten

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:102-quarter-past-quarter-to-saying-the-time:t4:o2:1
# text = Yes, the back of nine means any time before ten
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the back of nine |  |  |  | before ten; time |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, it means quarter to ten exactly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:102-quarter-past-quarter-to-saying-the-time:t4:o3:1
# text = Yes, it means quarter to ten exactly
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	_
8	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | it | quarter |  |  |  | to ten; exactly *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot quarter=Theme to ten=Attribute |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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No, the back of nine is just after nine, so he is well late

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:102-quarter-past-quarter-to-saying-the-time:t4:o4:1
# text = No, the back of nine is just after nine, so he is well late
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
16	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | nine |  |  |  |  | of nine | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | late, well *property* | tree rules |

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