--- title: Mum is quiet and sets out Grandpa's old mug one morning. Your brothe… — Funerals and remembering · tree and pragmatics description: Mum is quiet and sets out Grandpa's old mug one morning. Your brother says, "What's up with her?" What is the likely reason? 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What is the likely reason? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mum, brother, likely reason · **What happens:** be, set out, say · **To what, where:** old mug · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 25 «Funerals and remembering» 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/25-funerals-and-remembering/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mum is quiet and sets out Grandpa's old mug one morning. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:25-funerals-and-remembering:t8:1 # text = Mum is quiet and sets out Grandpa's old mug one morning. 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 sets set VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 6 out out ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 7 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's 's PART POS _ 7 case _ _ 9 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 mug mug NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 11 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 12 nummod _ _ 12 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Mum | | | | | quiet *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **set out** | present | Mum *not said here* | Grandpa's old mug | | | morning | | tree rules | 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:* Your brother says, "What's up with her?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:25-funerals-and-remembering:t8:2 # text = Your brother says, "What's up with her?" 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 brother brother 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 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 up up ADV RB _ 3 ccomp _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Your brother | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | with her *= she*; up *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What is the likely reason? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:25-funerals-and-remembering:t8:3 # text = What is the likely reason? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 likely likely ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the likely reason | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} She wants to give the mug away ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:25-funerals-and-remembering:t8:o1:1 # text = She wants to give the mug away 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 mug mug NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 away away ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | She | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **give away** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the mug | | | | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent mug=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} She is cross that the mug was not washed up again ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:25-funerals-and-remembering:t8:o2:1 # text = She is cross that the mug was not washed up again 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 cross cross ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 mug mug NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 washed wash VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 10 up up ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ 11 again again ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | She | | | | | cross *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **wash up** | past · passive | | the mug | | | again | | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It is the anniversary of Grandpa's death ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:25-funerals-and-remembering:t8:o3:1 # text = It is the anniversary of Grandpa's death 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 anniversary anniversary NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | the anniversary | | | | of Grandpa's death | tree rules | | 2 | **die** | | Grandpa | | | | | | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} She is bored and wants a new mug ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:25-funerals-and-remembering:t8:o4:1 # text = She is bored and wants a new mug 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 bored bored ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 mug mug NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | She | | | | | bored *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **want** | present | She *not said here* | a new mug | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot mug=Theme | **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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