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title: Mei: "I'm a Dragon cos I'm a 2016 baby, no cap!" ("No cap" means hon… — Other calendars: Chinese New Year, Isl… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mei: "I'm a Dragon cos I'm a 2016 baby, no cap!" ("No cap" means honestly.) What's right? Test 2 of lesson 117 «Other calendars: Chinese New Year, Islamic and Jewish calendars, and Christmas in Ukraine» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Test 2 · Other calendars: Chinese New Year, Islamic and Jewish cale…

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Mei: "I'm a Dragon cos I'm a 2016 baby, no cap!" ("No cap" means honestly.) What's right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mei, I, cap · **What happens:** be, mean · **To what, where:** Dragon, 2016 baby

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This is test 2 of lesson 117 «Other calendars: Chinese New Year, Islamic and Jewish calendars, and Christmas in Ukraine» 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/117-other-calendars/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mei: "I'm a Dragon cos I'm a 2016 baby, no cap!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:117-other-calendars:t2:1
# text = Mei: "I'm a Dragon cos I'm a 2016 baby, no cap!"
1	Mei	Mei	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Dragon	Dragon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	2016	2016	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
16	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Mei | a Dragon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | I | a 2016 baby and no cap |  |  |  |  | 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:* ("No cap" means honestly.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:117-other-calendars:t2:2
# text = ("No cap" means honestly.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	cap	cap	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	honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | no cap |  |  |  |  | honestly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What's right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:117-other-calendars:t2:3
# text = What's right?
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	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 {#o1}

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She's a Horse, like the year 2026

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:117-other-calendars:t2:o1:1
# text = She's a Horse, like the year 2026
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	2026	2026	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She's right, 2016 was a Dragon year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:117-other-calendars:t2:o2:1
# text = She's right, 2016 was a Dragon year
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	2016	2016	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Dragon	Dragon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | 2016 *obl*; right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | a Dragon year |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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She's a Monkey; the last Dragon year was 2024

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:117-other-calendars:t2:o3:1
# text = She's a Monkey; the last Dragon year was 2024
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Dragon	Dragon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	2024	2024	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	parataxis	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a Monkey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Dragon year | 2024 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has no animal at all, as she was born abroad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:117-other-calendars:t2:o4:1
# text = She has no animal at all, as she was born abroad
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
12	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | no animal |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Patient |
| 2 | **bear** | past · passive |  | animal |  |  |  | abroad *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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