--- title: Grandad, grumbling: "Eight months for a new hip! Might as well go pr… — Going to the doctor and the chemist · tree and pragmatics description: Grandad, grumbling: "Eight months for a new hip! Might as well go private." What is going on? 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What is going on? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Grandad · **What happens:** grumble, go, go on This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 20 «Going to the doctor and the chemist» 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/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Grandad, grumbling: "Eight months for a new hip! ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist:t4:1 # text = Grandad, grumbling: "Eight months for a new hip! 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 grumbling grumble VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Eight eight NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 months month NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 hip hip NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ! ! PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund | Grandad | | | | month | for a new hip | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for hip=Recipient | 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:* Might as well go private." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist:t4:2 # text = Might as well go private." 1 Might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 2 as as ADV RB ExtPos=CCONJ 4 cc _ _ 3 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 fixed _ _ 4 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 private private ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | might | | | | | | private *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | *Sentence 3:* What is going on? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist:t4:3 # 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} He is on a long waiting list for an operation ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist:t4:o1:1 # text = He is on a long waiting list for an operation 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 5 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 6 waiting waiting NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 list list NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 operation operation NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | a long waiting list | | for a operation | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} He is waiting for a new hip to be posted to him ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist:t4:o2:1 # text = He is waiting for a new hip to be posted to him 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 _ _ 3 waiting wait VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 hip hip NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 9 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 posted post VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | present · progressive | He | | | | | for a new hip | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **post** | to-infinitive · passive | He *not said here* | | him *= he* | | | | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: to he=Destination | ### Option 3 {#o3} He has already had his new hip ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist:t4:o3:1 # text = He has already had his new hip 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 already already ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 had have VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 6 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 hip hip NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present · perfect | He | his new hip | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hip=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} The hospital has lost his hip X-ray ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist:t4:o4:1 # text = The hospital has lost his hip X-ray 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 hospital hospital NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 6 hip hip NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 7 X x NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ray ray NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | present · perfect · passive | | the hospital | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **ray** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom ray «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent | **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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