--- title: Your sister says, "Uncle's got diabetes 'cause he ate too many sweet… — When Grandma and Grandad need more help · tree and pragmatics description: Your sister says, "Uncle's got diabetes 'cause he ate too many sweets at Christmas." How do you put her right? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 23 «When Grandma and Grandad need more help» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t1/) [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/) / [When Grandma and Grandad need more help](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/) / t1 # Test 1 · ★★ · When Grandma and Grandad need more help Your sister says, "Uncle's got diabetes 'cause he ate too many sweets at Christmas." How do you put her right? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** sister, Uncle, got cause, you · **What happens:** say, get, eat, put · **To what, where:** diabetes, many sweets, Christmas, sister · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 23 «When Grandma and Grandad need more help» 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/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your sister says, "Uncle's got diabetes 'cause he ate too many sweets at Christmas." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t1:1 # text = Your sister says, "Uncle's got diabetes 'cause he ate too many sweets at Christmas." 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Uncle Uncle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 11 amod _ _ 9 diabetes diabetes NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 10 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 cause cause NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 ate eat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 14 too too ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 sweets sweet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ _ 17 at at ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 Christmas Christmas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 " " PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your sister | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **get** *in a quote* | present · passive | Uncle | diabetes | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer diabetes=Stimulus | | 3 | **eat** *in a quote* | past | got cause | many sweets | | Christmas | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient | 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:* How do you put her right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t1:2 # text = How do you put her right? 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 right right ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **put** | present · do-support | you | | sister | | | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Diabetes comes from not eating sweets at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t1:o1:1 # text = Diabetes comes from not eating sweets at all 1 Diabetes diabetes NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 comes come VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 from from SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 eating eat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 6 sweets sweet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | present | Diabetes | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **not** **eat** | gerund | Diabetes *not said here* | sweets | | all | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Diabetes is not caused by eating a few too many sweets ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t1:o2:1 # text = Diabetes is not caused by eating a few too many sweets 1 Diabetes diabetes NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 caused cause VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 by by SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 eating eat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 8 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 9 too too ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 sweets sweet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **cause** | present · passive | | Diabetes | | | | | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 2 | **eat** | gerund | | a few many sweets | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Diabetes is caught from other people at parties ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t1:o3:1 # text = Diabetes is caught from other people at parties 1 Diabetes diabetes NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 caught catch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 parties party NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl:agent _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **catch** | present · passive | parties | Diabetes | | | | from other people | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent subject=Theme from people=Source | ### Option 4 {#o4} She is right, one big Christmas causes diabetes ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help:t1:o4:1 # text = She is right, one big Christmas causes diabetes 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 6 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 Christmas Christmas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 causes cause VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 diabetes diabetes NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | She | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **cause** | present | one big Christmas | diabetes | | | | | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition diabetes=Patient | **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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