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title: Overheard: "He was up at one, three, half four and six. I'm a zombie… — A new baby in the house · tree and pragmatics
description: Overheard: "He was up at one, three, half four and six. I'm a zombie." Who is "he" most likely? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 19 «A new baby in the house» 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 wrong.
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# Test 1 · ★ · A new baby in the house

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Overheard: "He was up at one, three, half four and six. I'm a zombie." Who is "he" most likely?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** He, I · **What happens:** overhear, be · **To what, where:** zombie · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 19 «A new baby in the house» 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/19-a-new-baby-in-the-house/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Overheard: "He was up at one, three, half four and six.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t1:1
# text = Overheard: "He was up at one, three, half four and six.
1	Overheard	overhear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	half	half	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	13	advmod	_	_
13	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overhear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | He |  |  |  |  | at one | tree rules |

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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:* I'm a zombie."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t1:2
# text = I'm a zombie."
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	zombie	zombie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Who is "he" most likely?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t1:3
# text = Who is "he" most likely?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A burglar trying to get in through the back door

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t1:o1:1
# text = A burglar trying to get in through the back door
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	burglar	burglar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	trying	try	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | gerund | a burglar *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **get in** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a burglar *not said here* |  |  | the back door |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme through door=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A teenager playing video games

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t1:o2:1
# text = A teenager playing video games
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teenager	teenager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | gerund | a teenager *not said here* | video games |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A dog barking at the postman

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t1:o3:1
# text = A dog barking at the postman
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	barking	bark	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	postman	postman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bark** | gerund | a dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the postman | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at postman=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A newborn baby waking to feed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:19-a-new-baby-in-the-house:t1:o4:1
# text = A newborn baby waking to feed
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	newborn	newborn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	waking	wake	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | gerund | a newborn baby *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feed** | to-infinitive | a newborn baby *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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