--- title: Overheard on the phone: "Survey found damp and a dodgy roof, they've… — Moving house and renting a home · tree and pragmatics description: Overheard on the phone: "Survey found damp and a dodgy roof, they've dropped the offer by ten grand." Why did the offer drop? 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Why did the offer drop? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Survey, they · **What happens:** overhear, find, drop, offer · **To what, where:** phone, offer, drop · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 2 of lesson 10 «Moving house and renting a home» 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/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Overheard on the phone: "Survey found damp and a dodgy roof, they've dropped the offer by ten grand." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t2:1 # text = Overheard on the phone: "Survey found damp and a dodgy roof, they've dropped the offer by ten grand." 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 : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Survey survey NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 9 damp damp ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 xcomp _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 dodgy dodgy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 roof roof NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 've have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 dropped drop VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 conj _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 offer offer NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 20 by by ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 22 nummod _ _ 22 grand grand ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 " " PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **overhear** | participle | | | | the phone | | | tree rules | | 2 | **find** *in a quote* | past | Survey | | | | | damp *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **drop** *in a quote* | present · perfect | they | the offer | | | | by ten grand | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent offer=Theme by grand=Destination | 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:* Why did the offer drop? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t2:2 # text = Why did the offer drop? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 offer offer VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 drop drop NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **offer** | past · do-support | | drop | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent drop=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} The estate agent wanted a bigger fee ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t2:o1:1 # text = The estate agent wanted a bigger fee 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 estate estate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 agent agent NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 bigger big ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 7 amod _ _ 7 fee fee NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | the estate agent | a bigger fee | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot fee=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The survey found problems that cost money to fix ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t2:o2:1 # text = The survey found problems that cost money to fix 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 survey survey NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 problems problem NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 5 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 cost cost VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 fix fix VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | past | the survey | problems | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic | | 2 | **cost** | present | problems | money | | | | | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme money=Value | | 3 | **fix** | to-infinitive | problems *not said here* | | | | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} The buyer just changed their mind about the colour of the walls ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t2:o3:1 # text = The buyer just changed their mind about the colour of the walls 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 buyer buyer NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 just just ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 changed change VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 colour colour NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 walls wall NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **change** | past | the buyer | their mind | | | | about the colour of the walls | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient | | 2 | **mind** | | their *= they* | | | | | | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Damp makes houses worth more ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t2:o4:1 # text = Damp makes houses worth more 1 Damp damp ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 nsubj _ _ 2 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 houses house NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 worth worth ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 5 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | Damp | houses | | | | worth *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset house=Beneficiary more=Product | **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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