--- title: Aunt Lou on the phone: "Signed, sealed, it's final as of this mornin… — When parents separate · tree and pragmatics description: Aunt Lou on the phone: "Signed, sealed, it's final as of this morning, how's she holding up?" What has happened? 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What has happened? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** phone, Lou · **What happens:** sign, seal, be, hold up, happen · **To what, where:** phone This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 15 «When parents separate» 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/15-when-parents-separate/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Aunt Lou on the phone: "Signed, sealed, it's final as of this morning, how's she holding up?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:15-when-parents-separate:t4:1 # text = Aunt Lou on the phone: "Signed, sealed, it's final as of this morning, how's she holding up?" 1 Aunt Aunt PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 Lou Lou PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 Signed sign VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 sealed seal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 14 final final ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ _ 15 as as ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 18 case _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 15 fixed _ _ 17 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 18 det _ _ 18 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 20 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 23 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 22 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 holding hold VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 14 advcl _ _ 24 up up ADP RP _ 23 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 25 ? ? PUNCT . _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 " " PUNCT '' _ 23 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sign** *in a quote* | participle | | the phone *not said here* | | | | | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **seal** *in a quote* | participle | | | | | | | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | phone | | | | morning | final *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **hold up** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Lou | | | | | | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | 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 has happened? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:15-when-parents-separate:t4:2 # text = What has happened? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 happened happen VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** | present · perfect | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The divorce has become official ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:15-when-parents-separate:t4:o1:1 # text = The divorce has become official 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 divorce divorce NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 become become VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 official official ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **become** | present · perfect | the divorce | | | | | official *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Someone has passed a driving test ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:15-when-parents-separate:t4:o2:1 # text = Someone has passed a driving test 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 passed pass VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 driving driving NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 test test NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pass** | present · perfect | Someone | a driving test | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme test=Trajectory | ### Option 3 {#o3} A new wedding has been booked for May ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:15-when-parents-separate:t4:o3:1 # text = A new wedding has been booked for May 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 wedding wedding NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 booked book VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 May May PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **book** | present · perfect · passive | | a new wedding | | | may | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} The family house has finally been sold ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:15-when-parents-separate:t4:o4:1 # text = The family house has finally been sold 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 5 finally finally ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 sold sell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sell** | present · perfect · passive | | the family house | | | | finally *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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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