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title: Maya, from Cork: "Bed on Thursday the 4th, up on Friday the 15th? Ye… — How our calendar was made: Romans, Jul… · tree and pragmatics
description: Maya, from Cork: "Bed on Thursday the 4th, up on Friday the 15th? Yer man the Pope's an eejit, they lost ten days of their lives!" ("Yer man" means that fella; "eejit" means idiot.) What's true? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 116 «How our calendar was made: Romans, Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory» of the world
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# Test 5 · ★ · How our calendar was made: Romans, Julius Caesar and Pope…

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Maya, from Cork: "Bed on Thursday the 4th, up on Friday the 15th? Yer man the Pope's an eejit, they lost ten days of their lives!" ("Yer man" means that fella; "eejit" means idiot.) What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** man, eejit · **What happens:** lose, mean, be · **To what, where:** fella, idiot

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 116 «How our calendar was made: Romans, Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory» 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/116-how-our-calendar-was-made/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Maya, from Cork: "Bed on Thursday the 4th, up on Friday the 15th?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t5:1
# text = Maya, from Cork: "Bed on Thursday the 4th, up on Friday the 15th?
1	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Cork	Cork	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Thursday	Thursday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	4th	4th	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	up	up	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	15th	15th	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	15	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* Yer man the Pope's an eejit, they lost ten days of their lives!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t5:2
# text = Yer man the Pope's an eejit, they lost ten days of their lives!"
1	Yer	yer	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	eejit	eejit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | Yer's man  the Pope's eejit |  |  |  | day |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* ("Yer man" means that fella; "eejit" means idiot.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t5:3
# text = ("Yer man" means that fella; "eejit" means idiot.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Yer	yer	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	fella	fella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	eejit	eejit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	idiot	idiot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Yer's man | that fella |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fella=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | eejit | idiot |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idiot=Topic |

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*Sentence 4:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t5:4
# text = What's true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	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 |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The weekdays jumped too, so Friday came twice that week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t5:o1:1
# text = The weekdays jumped too, so Friday came twice that week
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weekdays	weekday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past | the weekdays |  |  |  | week |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | Friday |  |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone got ten days older overnight, all at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t5:o2:1
# text = Everyone got ten days older overnight, all at once
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
6	overnight	overnight	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Everyone |  |  |  |  | old, once, overnight *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody lost any time; only the date numbers jumped

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t5:o3:1
# text = Nobody lost any time; only the date numbers jumped
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | Nobody |  |  |  | time |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **jump** | past | the date numbers |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They really slept for ten whole days without waking up once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t5:o4:1
# text = They really slept for ten whole days without waking up once
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	waking	wake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | They |  |  |  | day |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wake up** | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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