--- title: Your step-brother mutters, "shut up, you're not even my real brother… — New partners and step-families · tree and pragmatics description: Your step-brother mutters, "shut up, you're not even my real brother." What is most likely behind it? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 16 «New partners and step-families» 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 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/16-new-partners-and-step-families/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/) / [New partners and step-families](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/16-new-partners-and-step-families/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★ · New partners and step-families Your step-brother mutters, "shut up, you're not even my real brother." What is most likely behind it? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** step brother, you · **What happens:** mutter, shut up, not be, be · **To what, where:** real brother, it · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your step-brother mutters, "shut up, you're not even my real brother." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t8:1 # text = Your step-brother mutters, "shut up, you're not even my real brother." 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 2 step step NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 mutters mutter VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 shut shut VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 ccomp _ _ 9 up up ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 11 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ _ 13 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 17 advmod _ _ 14 even even ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 15 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 16 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mutter** *speech: assert* | present | Your step brother | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **shut up** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | you | my real brother | | | | | tree rules | 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 most likely behind it? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t8:2 # text = What is most likely behind it? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 4 advmod _ _ 4 likely likely ADV RB _ 0 root _ _ 5 behind behind ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | it | | likely *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He has been told to say it by a parent ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t8:o1:1 # text = He has been told to say it by a parent 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 parent parent NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · perfect · passive | | He | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | it | | | | by a parent | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He is unsettled by the changes in his family ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t8:o2:1 # text = He is unsettled by the changes in his family 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 unsettled unsettle VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 changes change NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **unsettle** | present · passive | the changes in his family | He | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | ### Option 3 {#o3} He has found out you are adopted ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t8:o3:1 # text = He has found out you are adopted 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 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 out out ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 5 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 adopted adopt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find out** | present · perfect | He | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **adopt** | present · passive | | you | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} He wants to be your best friend ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:16-new-partners-and-step-families:t8:o4:1 # text = He wants to be your best friend 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 7 cop _ _ 5 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 6 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 7 amod _ _ 7 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | He | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | your best friend | | | | | 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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