--- title: you're asked: "go tell your mum she can get her own tea then". what'… — Grown-ups who argue and make up · tree and pragmatics description: you're asked: "go tell your mum she can get her own tea then". what's the best thing to say Test 8 · ★ of lesson 14 «Grown-ups who argue and make up» 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 choice was right --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/t8/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/) / [Grown-ups who argue and make up](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★ · Grown-ups who argue and make up you're asked: "go tell your mum she can get her own tea then". what's the best thing to say **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** she · **What happens:** ask, go, tell, get, be, say · **To what, where:** you, mum, own tea, best thing · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 14 «Grown-ups who argue and make up» 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/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/#t8). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t8:1 # text = you're asked: "go tell your mum she can get her own tea then". what's the best thing to say 1 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 8 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 ccomp _ _ 13 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 14 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 tea tea NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 16 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 19 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 23 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 cop _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 22 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 23 amod _ _ 23 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · passive | | you | | | | | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | | | your mum | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient clause=Topic | | 4 | **get** *in a quote* | can | she | her own tea | | | then | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tea=Stimulus | | 5 | **is a** | present | | the best thing | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} "Can you tell her yourself?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t8:o1:1 # text = "Can you tell her yourself?" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 iobj _ _ 6 yourself yourself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | can | you | yourself | her *= she* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Refuse to speak to anyone ever again ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t8:o2:1 # text = Refuse to speak to anyone ever again 1 Refuse refuse VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 to to PART TO _ 3 mark _ _ 3 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 3 obl _ _ 6 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 7 advmod _ _ 7 again again ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **refuse** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | again | to anyone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to anyone=Co-Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Change it to something nice without asking ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t8:o3:1 # text = Change it to something nice without asking 1 Change change VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 1 obl _ _ 5 nice nice ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 6 without without SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **change** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | to something | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Shout the message even louder ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up:t8:o4:1 # text = Shout the message even louder 1 Shout shout VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 message message NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 even even ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 louder loud ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 1 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* | the message | | | | loud *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=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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