--- title: Overheard on the phone: "I think it's time the kids met Tom, it's ge… — New partners and step-families · tree and pragmatics description: Overheard on the phone: "I think it's time the kids met Tom, it's getting serious." What is going on? 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What is going on? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, phone, kids · **What happens:** overhear, think, be, meet, get, go on · **To what, where:** phone, time, Tom · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 16 «New partners and step-families» 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/16-new-partners-and-step-families/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Overheard on the phone: "I think it's time the kids met Tom, it's getting serious." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t1:1 # text = Overheard on the phone: "I think it's time the kids met Tom, it's getting serious." 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 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 think think VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 11 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 ccomp _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nsubj _ _ 14 met meet VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 acl:relcl _ _ 15 Tom Tom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 17 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 19 getting get VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ _ 20 serious serious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 " " PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | phone | time | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **meet** *in a quote* | past | the kids | Tom | | | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tom=Co-Agent | | 5 | **get** *in a quote* | present · progressive | phone | | | | | serious *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | 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 is going on? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t1:2 # text = What is going on? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 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 on on ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go on** | present · progressive | | | | | | | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Mum is hiring a babysitter called Tom ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t1:o1:1 # text = Mum is hiring a babysitter called Tom 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 hiring hire VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 babysitter babysitter NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ 7 Tom Tom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hire** | present · progressive | Mum | a babysitter | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent babysitter=Theme | | 2 | **call** | participle | | a babysitter *not said here* | Tom | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tom=Recipient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Mum's new partner is about to meet the children ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t1:o2:1 # text = Mum's new partner is about to meet the children 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 partner partner NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 about about ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 meet meet VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Mum's new partner | | | | | about *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **meet** | to-infinitive | Mum's new partner *not said here* | the children | | | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Co-Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Tom is a new boy in the children's class ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t1:o3:1 # text = Tom is a new boy in the children's class 1 Tom Tom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Tom | a new boy | | the children's class | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Mum is in trouble at work with Tom ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t1:o4:1 # text = Mum is in trouble at work with Tom 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 trouble trouble NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Tom Tom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Mum | | | trouble | | at work; with Tom | tree rules | **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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