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title: Ellie: "Mr Brown gave me a look that could boil water." Her friend t… — Some, all, none and "not all" · tree and pragmatics
description: Ellie: "Mr Brown gave me a look that could boil water." Her friend thought "not all teachers are strict" meant none are. Can Mr Brown be strict? Test 4 of lesson 185 «Some, all, none and "not all"» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 4 · Some, all, none and "not all"

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Ellie: "Mr Brown gave me a look that could boil water." Her friend thought "not all teachers are strict" meant none are. Can Mr Brown be strict?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ellie, look, friend, teachers, strict, Mr · **What happens:** give, boil, think, not be, mean, be · **To what, where:** look, me, water, none · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 of lesson 185 «Some, all, none and "not all"» 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/185-some-all-none-and-not-all/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ellie: "Mr Brown gave me a look that could boil water."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t4:1
# text = Ellie: "Mr Brown gave me a look that could boil water."
1	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	Brown	Brown	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	boil	boil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** *in a quote* | past | Ellie | a look | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient look=Theme |
| 2 | **boil** *in a quote* | could | a look | water |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

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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:* Her friend thought "not all teachers are strict" meant none are.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t4:2
# text = Her friend thought "not all teachers are strict" meant none are.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
12	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	11	obj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | Ellie's friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | all teachers |  |  |  |  | strict *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | past | strict |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | none |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Can Mr Brown be strict?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t4:3
# text = Can Mr Brown be strict?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
2	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	Brown	Brown	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Only if every teacher is strict

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t4:o1:1
# text = Only if every teacher is strict
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	strict	strict	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 | every teacher |  |  |  |  | strict *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No; "not all" means none are strict

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t4:o2:1
# text = No; "not all" means none are strict
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | all |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | none |  |  |  |  | strict *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No teacher can ever be strict

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t4:o3:1
# text = No teacher can ever be strict
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	strict	strict	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** | can | no teacher |  |  |  | ever | strict *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Yes; "not all" leaves room for some strict ones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t4:o4:1
# text = Yes; "not all" leaves room for some strict ones
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	_
7	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	compound	_	_
8	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
11	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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

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