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description: Overheard on the phone: "Yeah, she's my line manager, so it's her call, not mine." What does that tell you? Test 1 of lesson 1 «A day at a grown-up's job» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was 
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# Test 1 · A day at a grown-up's job

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Overheard on the phone: "Yeah, she's my line manager, so it's her call, not mine." What does that tell you?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** she, manager, that · **What happens:** overhear, be, tell · **To what, where:** phone, line manager, call, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 of lesson 1 «A day at a grown-up's job» of the adult life 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/adult-life/1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Overheard on the phone: "Yeah, she's my line manager, so it's her call, not mine."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t1:1
# text = Overheard on the phone: "Yeah, she's my line manager, so it's her call, not mine."
1	Overheard	overhear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	13	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	manager	manager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overhear** | participle |  |  |  | the phone |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | she | my line manager |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | manager | her call |  |  |  | mine *nmod* | 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:* What does that tell you?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t1:2
# text = What does that tell you?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | that |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The other woman is her boss and gets to decide

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t1:o1:1
# text = The other woman is her boss and gets to decide
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the other woman | woman's boss |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | the other woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **decide** | to-infinitive | the other woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The other woman is a customer phoning in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t1:o2:1
# text = The other woman is a customer phoning in
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	customer	customer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	phoning	phone	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the other woman | a customer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **phone in** | gerund | a customer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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They are colleagues and both decide equally

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t1:o3:1
# text = They are colleagues and both decide equally
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	colleagues	colleague	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
6	decide	decide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	equally	equally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | colleagues |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **decide** | present | colleagues |  |  |  |  | equally *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The other woman works for her and must obey her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t1:o4:1
# text = The other woman works for her and must obey her
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	obey	obey	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | the other woman |  |  |  |  | for her *= she* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for she=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **obey** | must | the other woman *not said here* | woman |  |  |  |  | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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