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title: overheard on the phone: "Did you see the rock on her finger?? Finall… — Dates, engagements and weddings · tree and pragmatics
description: overheard on the phone: "Did you see the rock on her finger?? Finally! When's the big day?" What is the gossip about? Test 5 of lesson 13 «Dates, engagements and weddings» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Test 5 · Dates, engagements and weddings

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overheard on the phone: "Did you see the rock on her finger?? Finally! When's the big day?" What is the gossip about?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, gossip · **What happens:** overhear, see, be · **To what, where:** phone, rock, finger, big day

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This is test 5 of lesson 13 «Dates, engagements and weddings» 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/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* overheard on the phone: "Did you see the rock on her finger??

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:t5:1
# text = overheard on the phone: "Did you see the rock on her finger??
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	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overhear** | participle |  |  |  | the phone |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **see** *in a quote* | past · do-support | you | the rock |  | her finger |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rock=Stimulus |

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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:* Finally!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:t5:2
# text = Finally!
1	Finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* When's the big day?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:t5:3
# text = When's the big day?"
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the big day |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 4:* What is the gossip about?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:t5:4
# text = What is the gossip about?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the gossip |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Someone has found a big stone in the garden

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:t5:o1:1
# text = Someone has found a big stone in the garden
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · perfect | Someone | a big stone |  | the garden |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Topic |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Someone has got engaged with a ring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:t5:o2:1
# text = Someone has got engaged with a ring
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	engaged	engage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **engage** | present · perfect · passive |  | Someone |  |  |  | with a ring | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone has hurt her finger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:t5:o3:1
# text = Someone has hurt her finger
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present · perfect · passive |  | Someone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer finger=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Someone is going rock climbing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:t5:o4:1
# text = Someone is going rock climbing
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	climbing	climbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · progressive | Someone | rock climbing |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location climbing=Theme |

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