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title: Overheard: "Got my review Thursday, bricking it tbh, if it goes badl… — A day at a grown-up's job · tree and pragmatics
description: Overheard: "Got my review Thursday, bricking it tbh, if it goes badly no raise this year." What is she worried about? Test 8 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 c
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# Test 8 · A day at a grown-up's job

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Overheard: "Got my review Thursday, bricking it tbh, if it goes badly no raise this year." What is she worried about?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** review, my · **What happens:** overhear, get, brick, go, review, be · **To what, where:** review, raise

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This is test 8 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Overheard: "Got my review Thursday, bricking it tbh, if it goes badly no raise this year."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t8:1
# text = Overheard: "Got my review Thursday, bricking it tbh, if it goes badly no raise this year."
1	Overheard	overhear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	review	review	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	Thursday	Thursday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	bricking	brick	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	tbh	tbh	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	raise	raise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	20	det	_	_
20	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overhear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | past |  | my review |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer review=Stimulus |
| 3 | **brick** *in a quote* | gerund |  | review |  |  |  | tbh *property* | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |
| 4 | **go** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | review | no raise |  |  | year | badly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **review** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom review «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 worried about?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t8:2
# text = What is she worried about?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	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** | present |  |  |  |  |  | worried *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She will be reviewed in the newspaper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t8:o1:1
# text = She will be reviewed in the newspaper
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	reviewed	review	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **review** | future · passive |  | She |  | the newspaper |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She might break a brick wall at work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t8:o2:1
# text = She might break a brick wall at work
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	brick	brick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | might | She | a brick wall |  | work |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wall=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Her appraisal might go badly and cost her a pay rise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t8:o3:1
# text = Her appraisal might go badly and cost her a pay rise
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	appraisal	appraisal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	cost	cost	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	rise	rise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | might | Her appraisal |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cost** | past | Her appraisal *not said here* | a pay rise | appraisal |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Theme she=Beneficiary rise=Value |
| 3 | **appraise** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom appraisal «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Her house is being inspected by a man from the council on Thursday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t8:o4:1
# text = Her house is being inspected by a man from the council on Thursday
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	inspected	inspect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Thursday	Thursday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inspect** | present · passive | a man from the council | Her house |  |  | thursday |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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