--- title: Jamie's bean was planted on 2 March and sprouted on 16 March. His ma… — How long since? Counting back · tree and pragmatics description: Jamie's bean was planted on 2 March and sprouted on 16 March. His mate says, "A fortnight, easy." Is that right? Test 9 of lesson 108 «How long since? Counting back» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/108-how-long-since-counting-back/t9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / [How long since? Counting back](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/108-how-long-since-counting-back/) / t9 # Test 9 · How long since? Counting back Jamie's bean was planted on 2 March and sprouted on 16 March. His mate says, "A fortnight, easy." Is that right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, that · **What happens:** plant, sprout, say, be · **To what, where:** bean, 16 · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 of lesson 108 «How long since? Counting back» 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/108-how-long-since-counting-back/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Jamie's bean was planted on 2 March and sprouted on 16 March. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t9:1 # text = Jamie's bean was planted on 2 March and sprouted on 16 March. 1 Jamie Jamie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 bean bean NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 planted plant VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 2 2 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 March March PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 sprouted sprout VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 11 on on ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 16 16 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 10 obl _ _ 13 March March PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **plant** | past · passive | | Jamie's bean | | | march | | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 2 | **sprout** | participle | | | | 16 March | | | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on 16=Location | 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. *Sentence 2:* His mate says, "A fortnight, easy." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t9:2 # text = His mate says, "A fortnight, easy." 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 fortnight fortnight NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 9 easy easy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Jamie's mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* Is that right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t9:3 # text = Is that right? 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 2 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 nsubj _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | that | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Yes, 14 days is a fortnight ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t9:o1:1 # text = Yes, 14 days is a fortnight 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 14 14 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod:unmarked _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 fortnight fortnight NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | a fortnight | | | day | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} No, a fortnight is 10 days ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t9:o2:1 # text = No, a fortnight is 10 days 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 fortnight fortnight NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 10 10 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | a fortnight | 10 days | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} No, it was 16 days ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t9:o3:1 # text = No, it was 16 days 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 16 16 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | it | 16 days | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, a fortnight is 4 weeks ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t9:o4:1 # text = No, a fortnight is 4 weeks 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 fortnight fortnight NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 4 4 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 weeks week NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | a fortnight | 4 weeks | | | | | tree rules | **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. 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