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title: Dad mutters, "Taking the long way round, I'm not doing the motorway,… — Sore backs, glasses and feeling low · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad mutters, "Taking the long way round, I'm not doing the motorway, it does my head in." Why might he avoid it? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 22 «Sore backs, glasses and feeling low» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Test 7 · ★ · Sore backs, glasses and feeling low

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Dad mutters, "Taking the long way round, I'm not doing the motorway, it does my head in." Why might he avoid it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Dad, motorway · **What happens:** mutter, take, not do, do in, avoid · **To what, where:** long way, motorway, head · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 22 «Sore backs, glasses and feeling low» 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/22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad mutters, "Taking the long way round, I'm not doing the motorway, it does my head in."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t7:1
# text = Dad mutters, "Taking the long way round, I'm not doing the motorway, it does my head in."
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mutters	mutter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	round	round	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
20	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mutter** *speech: assert* | present | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take** *in a quote* | gerund |  | the long way |  |  |  | round *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **do** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Dad | the motorway |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent motorway=Eventuality |
| 4 | **do in** *in a quote* | present | motorway | my head |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Eventuality |

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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:* Why might he avoid it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t7:2
# text = Why might he avoid it?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **avoid** | might | Dad | head |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent it=Location |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He wants the trip to take longer for fun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t7:o1:1
# text = He wants the trip to take longer for fun
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | He | the trip |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the trip *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for fun; long *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for fun=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The motorway is closed to all cars on Sundays

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t7:o2:1
# text = The motorway is closed to all cars on Sundays
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Sundays	Sunday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | present · passive |  | the motorway | all cars |  | sunday |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Patient to car=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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His car is not allowed on the motorway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t7:o3:1
# text = His car is not allowed on the motorway
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | His car |  | the motorway |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He feels anxious about driving on the motorway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t7:o4:1
# text = He feels anxious about driving on the motorway
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anxious	anxious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	driving	drive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | He |  |  |  |  | anxious *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **drive** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | the motorway |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

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