--- title: Mum on the phone: "Landlord says he's not renewing, we've got two mo… — Moving house and renting a home · tree and pragmatics description: Mum on the phone: "Landlord says he's not renewing, we've got two months to find somewhere." What happens to the tenancy? 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What happens to the tenancy? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mum, Landlord, we · **What happens:** say, not renew, get, find, happen · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 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/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mum on the phone: "Landlord says he's not renewing, we've got two months to find somewhere." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t7:1 # text = Mum on the phone: "Landlord says he's not renewing, we've got two months to find somewhere." 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 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 : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Landlord landlord NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 renewing renew VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 've have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 12 parataxis _ _ 17 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 18 nummod _ _ 18 months month NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obj _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 advcl _ _ 21 somewhere somewhere ADV RB PronType=Ind 20 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 " " PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Mum on the phone | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **renew** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Landlord | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **get** *in a quote* | present · perfect | we | | | | month | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **find** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | we *not said here* | | | | | somewhere *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | 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:* What happens to the tenancy? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t7:2 # text = What happens to the tenancy? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 2 nsubj _ _ 2 happens happen VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 tenancy tenancy NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** | present | | | | | | to the tenancy | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} The landlord must give them the house ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t7:o1:1 # text = The landlord must give them the house 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 landlord landlord NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 iobj _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | must | the landlord | the house | them *= they* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient house=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The rent goes down to keep them ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t7:o2:1 # text = The rent goes down to keep them 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rent rent NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 down down ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 7 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go down** | present | the rent | | | | | down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | the rent *not said here* | them *= they* | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It ends, and the family must find another home ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t7:o3:1 # text = It ends, and the family must find another home 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ends end VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 9 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 10 det _ _ 10 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **end** | present | It | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 2 | **find** | must | the family | another home | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} The family can stay forever anyway, whatever the landlord says ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home:t7:o4:1 # text = The family can stay forever anyway, whatever the landlord says 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 stay stay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 forever forever ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 anyway anyway ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 whatever whatever PRON WP PronType=Rel 11 obj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 landlord landlord NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stay** | can | the family | | | | | anyway, forever *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the landlord | whatever | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent whatever=Topic | **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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