--- title: Mum on the phone: "Sarah's off, Jim's left, and they still won't hir… — A day at a grown-up's job · tree and pragmatics description: Mum on the phone: "Sarah's off, Jim's left, and they still won't hire anyone. I'm knackered." Why won't they hire? 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Why won't they hire? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** they, I · **What happens:** leave, not hire, be · **To what, where:** off, anyone This is test 9 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/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mum on the phone: "Sarah's off, Jim's left, and they still won't hire anyone. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t9:1 # text = Mum on the phone: "Sarah's off, Jim's left, and they still won't hire anyone. 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 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 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Sarah Sarah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's 's PART POS _ 7 case _ _ 9 off off NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 Jim Jim PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 16 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 17 still still ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 18 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 19 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 20 advmod _ _ 20 hire hire VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ _ 21 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 20 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave** *in a quote* | participle | | Sarah's off *not said here* | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **not** **hire** *in a quote* | future | they | anyone | | | still | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* I'm knackered." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t9:2 # text = I'm knackered." 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 knackered knackered ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | I | | | | | knackered *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* Why won't they hire? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t9:3 # text = Why won't they hire? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 4 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 hire hire VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **hire** | future | they | | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} It is against the law to hire anyone in winter ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t9:o1:1 # text = It is against the law to hire anyone in winter 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 against against ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 hire hire VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 acl _ _ 8 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 7 obj _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 winter winter NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | against the law | tree rules | | 2 | **hire** | to-infinitive | | anyone | | | winter | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Mum said she wanted to do all the work alone ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t9:o2:1 # text = Mum said she wanted to do all the work alone 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 9 det:predet _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 10 alone alone ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mum | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **want** | past | Mum | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 3 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Mum *not said here* | all work | | | | alone *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} There is nobody in the country who needs a job ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t9:o3:1 # text = There is nobody in the country who needs a job 1 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 2 expl _ _ 2 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 2 nsubj _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 country country NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 7 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 8 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 job job NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** | present | nobody | | | the country; there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in country=Location | | 2 | **need** | present | the country | a job | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot job=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Firms sometimes delay hiring to save money ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:t9:o4:1 # text = Firms sometimes delay hiring to save money 1 Firms firm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 sometimes sometimes ADV RB PronType=Ind 3 advmod _ _ 3 delay delay VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 hiring hire VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 xcomp _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 save save VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **delay** | present | Firms | | | | | sometimes *property* | vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **hire** | gerund | Firms *not said here* | | | | | | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute | | 3 | **save** | to-infinitive | Firms *not said here* | money | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme | **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. 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