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title: Mum on the phone: "The GP's signed me off for a fortnight, I'm runni… — Sore backs, glasses and feeling low · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum on the phone: "The GP's signed me off for a fortnight, I'm running on empty." What does this tell you? Test 9 · ★ 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; Mova
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# Test 9 · ★ · Sore backs, glasses and feeling low

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Mum on the phone: "The GP's signed me off for a fortnight, I'm running on empty." What does this tell you?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mum, I, this · **What happens:** sign off, run, tell · **To what, where:** me, empty, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum on the phone: "The GP's signed me off for a fortnight, I'm running on empty."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t9:1
# text = Mum on the phone: "The GP's signed me off for a fortnight, I'm running on empty."
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
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	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	GP	GP	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	signed	sign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	fortnight	fortnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	parataxis	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign off** *in a quote* | participle | Mum on the phone | me |  |  | fortnight |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 2 | **run** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I |  |  | empty |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on empty=Trajectory |

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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:* What does this tell you?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t9:2
# text = What does this tell you?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | this |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She has signed up to run a race in a fortnight with her friends from work

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t9:o1:1
# text = She has signed up to run a race in a fortnight with her friends from work
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	signed	sign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fortnight	fortnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign up** | present · perfect | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn volunteer-95.4-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **run** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | a race |  |  | fortnight | with her friends from work | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Product with friend=Material |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has left her job and will start a new one

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t9:o2:1
# text = She has left her job and will start a new one
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · perfect | She | her job |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Theme |
| 2 | **start** | future | She *not said here* | a new one |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Eventuality |
| 3 | **job** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A doctor has said she must rest from work for two weeks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t9:o3:1
# text = A doctor has said she must rest from work for two weeks
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · perfect | a doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **rest** | must | doctor |  |  | work | week |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has run out of petrol on the way to work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low:t9:o4:1
# text = She has run out of petrol on the way to work
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	petrol	petrol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present · perfect | She |  |  | petrol |  | on the way | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out petrol=Trajectory |
| 2 | **work** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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