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title: Teen: "Nan, you've watched The Chase three times today. That's a scr… — The brother who never does anything wr… · tree and pragmatics
description: Teen: "Nan, you've watched The Chase three times today. That's a screen, Nan." Nan: "That's educational." What trap is Nan in? Test 4 · ★★ of lesson 165 «The brother who never does anything wrong: double standards at home» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Test 4 · ★★ · The brother who never does anything wrong: double standard…

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Teen: "Nan, you've watched The Chase three times today. That's a screen, Nan." Nan: "That's educational." What trap is Nan in?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, That, Nan, trap · **What happens:** watch, be · **To what, where:** Chase, screen, Nan

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This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 165 «The brother who never does anything wrong: double standards at home» 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/165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Teen: "Nan, you've watched The Chase three times today.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t4:1
# text = Teen: "Nan, you've watched The Chase three times today.
1	Teen	teen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	watched	watch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
9	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Chase	Chase	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** *in a quote* | present · perfect | you | the Chase |  |  | time; today |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chase=Theme |

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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:* That's a screen, Nan."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t4:2
# text = That's a screen, Nan."
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	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	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Nan: "That's educational."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t4:3
# text = Nan: "That's educational."
1	Nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	educational	educational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Nan |  |  |  |  | educational *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 4:* What trap is Nan in?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t4:4
# text = What trap is Nan in?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

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

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A made-up exception for her own screen time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t4:o1:1
# text = A made-up exception for her own screen time
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	exception	exception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Being far too strict with herself about watching any television

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t4:o2:1
# text = Being far too strict with herself about watching any television
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
2	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obl	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	television	television	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with herself *= she*; far, strict *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **watch** | gerund |  | any television |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent television=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Thinking quiz shows are bad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t4:o3:1
# text = Thinking quiz shows are bad
1	Thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
2	quiz	quiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shows	show	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Thinking quiz shows |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Watching too little television

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t4:o4:1
# text = Watching too little television
1	Watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	too	too	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	television	television	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | gerund |  | little television |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent television=Theme |

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