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title: Sam, in 2026: "My cousin was born on 29 February 2016. She's only 2… — Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: Sam, in 2026: "My cousin was born on 29 February 2016. She's only 2 lol, she's had two birthdays." What is wrong? Test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 192 «Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 8 · ★★★ · Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★

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Sam, in 2026: "My cousin was born on 29 February 2016. She's only 2 lol, she's had two birthdays." What is wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Sam, cousin · **What happens:** bear, have, be · **To what, where:** cousin, 29, 2

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This is test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 192 «Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★» 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/192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sam, in 2026: "My cousin was born on 29 February 2016.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t8:1
# text = Sam, in 2026: "My cousin was born on 29 February 2016.
1	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	2026	2026	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl:relcl	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	29	29	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	obl	_	_
13	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:unmarked	_	_
14	2016	2016	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** *in a quote* | past · passive | Sam *not said here* | My cousin |  | 29  February |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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:* She's only 2 lol, she's had two birthdays."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t8:2
# text = She's only 2 lol, she's had two birthdays."
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	obl	_	_
5	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	birthdays	birthday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present · passive | cousin | 2 |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birthday=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* What is wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t8:3
# text = What is wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	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 |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She is 2 at school and 10 only at home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t8:o1:1
# text = She is 2 at school and 10 only at home
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | 2 |  | school |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She is 8, because 2016 had no 29 February

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t8:o2:1
# text = She is 8, because 2016 had no 29 February
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	6	case	_	_
6	2016	2016	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
9	29	29	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | 8 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | 8 |  |  |  | february |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Nothing; leaplings get one year older every 4 years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t8:o3:1
# text = Nothing; leaplings get one year older every 4 years
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	leaplings	leapling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	appos	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
9	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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

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

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She is 10; she has had only 2 real 29 February birthdays

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t8:o4:1
# text = She is 10; she has had only 2 real 29 February birthdays
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	29	29	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
12	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	birthdays	birthday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | 10 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present · perfect | she | 2 real 29 February birthdays |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birthday=Patient |

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