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title: Ivy: "Christmas can't come quicker, Mum, it's always 365 days." Mum:… — Why time flies and why it drags · tree and pragmatics
description: Ivy: "Christmas can't come quicker, Mum, it's always 365 days." Mum: "It feels quicker every year." Who's right? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 110 «Why time flies and why it drags» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Why time flies and why it drags

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Ivy: "Christmas can't come quicker, Mum, it's always 365 days." Mum: "It feels quicker every year." Who's right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Christmas, Ivy · **What happens:** not come, be, feel · **To what, where:** 365 days

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 110 «Why time flies and why it drags» 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/110-why-time-flies-and-why-it-drags/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ivy: "Christmas can't come quicker, Mum, it's always 365 days."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:110-why-time-flies-and-why-it-drags:t4:1
# text = Ivy: "Christmas can't come quicker, Mum, it's always 365 days."
1	Ivy	ivy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
8	quicker	quicker	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	15	advmod	_	_
15	365	365	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **come** *in a quote* | can | Christmas |  |  |  |  | Mum *vocative*; quicker *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Ivy | 365 days |  |  |  |  | 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:* Mum: "It feels quicker every year."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:110-why-time-flies-and-why-it-drags:t4:2
# text = Mum: "It feels quicker every year."
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	quicker	quick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** *in a quote* | present | Ivy |  |  |  | year | Mum *vocative*; quick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 3:* Who's right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:110-why-time-flies-and-why-it-drags:t4:3
# text = Who's right?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	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	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Both: Ivy about the length, Mum about the feeling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:110-why-time-flies-and-why-it-drags:t4:o1:1
# text = Both: Ivy about the length, Mum about the feeling
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Ivy	ivy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Neither; the year is 52 days long

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:110-why-time-flies-and-why-it-drags:t4:o2:1
# text = Neither; the year is 52 days long
1	Neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	52	52	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the year |  |  |  | day | long, neither *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only Ivy; feelings about time are made up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:110-why-time-flies-and-why-it-drags:t4:o3:1
# text = Only Ivy; feelings about time are made up
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	Ivy	Ivy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | present · passive |  | Ivy |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only Mum; the year really is shorter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:110-why-time-flies-and-why-it-drags:t4:o4:1
# text = Only Mum; the year really is shorter
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	conj	_	_
```

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

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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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