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title: Mum, grumpy: "Course Tom got the credit, he's mates with the directo… — A day at a grown-up's job · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum, grumpy: "Course Tom got the credit, he's mates with the director." What is she grumbling about? Test 4 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 right.
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# Test 4 · A day at a grown-up's job

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Mum, grumpy: "Course Tom got the credit, he's mates with the director." What is she grumbling about?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Course, Mum · **What happens:** get, be, grumble · **To what, where:** credit, mates

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This is test 4 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum, grumpy: "Course Tom got the credit, he's mates with the director."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t4:1
# text = Mum, grumpy: "Course Tom got the credit, he's mates with the director."
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Course	Course	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	credit	credit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	director	director	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | past | Course | the credit |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer credit=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Course | mates |  |  |  | with the director | 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 is she grumbling about?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t4:2
# text = What is she grumbling about?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grumble** *speech: other* | present · progressive | Mum |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

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

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Office politics, where being liked can count as much as the work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t4:o1:1
# text = Office politics, where being liked can count as much as the work
1	Office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	politics	politics	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	liked	like	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	as	as	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF» |
| 2 | **count** | can | Office politics | much |  |  |  | as the work | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent much=Theme as work=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tom won a prize in a raffle at work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t4:o2:1
# text = Tom won a prize in a raffle at work
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	raffle	raffle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | Tom | a prize |  | a raffle |  | at work | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent prize=Theme at work=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Tom stole money and the director let him off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t4:o3:1
# text = Tom stole money and the director let him off
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	director	director	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | Tom | money |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location money=Theme |
| 2 | **let off** | infinitive | the director | Tom |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The director made a mistake in a sum

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t4:o4:1
# text = The director made a mistake in a sum
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	director	director	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the director | a mistake |  | a sum |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product |

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