--- title: Gossip at the school gate: "Poor thing lost her husband, but at leas… — What people leave behind · tree and pragmatics description: Gossip at the school gate: "Poor thing lost her husband, but at least there was insurance, so they keep the house." What does the insurance do? 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What does the insurance do? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Gossip, insurance, they · **What happens:** lose, be, keep, do · **To what, where:** husband, least, house This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 26 «What people leave behind» 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/26-what-people-leave-behind/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Gossip at the school gate: "Poor thing lost her husband, but at least there was insurance, so they keep the house." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:t9:1 # text = Gossip at the school gate: "Poor thing lost her husband, but at least there was insurance, so they keep the house." 1 Gossip gossip NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 2 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 gate gate NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 Poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 lost lose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 14 but but CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 15 at at ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 least least ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 18 obl _ _ 17 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 18 expl _ _ 18 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 parataxis _ _ 19 insurance insurance NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 so so ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 22 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 keep keep VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 advcl _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 " " PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** *in a quote* | past | Gossip at the school gate | thing's husband | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent husband=Eventuality | | 2 | **be** *in a quote* | past | insurance | | | least; there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at least=Location | | 3 | **keep** *in a quote* | present | they | the house | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme | 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:* What does the insurance do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:t9:2 # text = What does the insurance do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 insurance insurance NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | present · do-support | the insurance | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} It pays for a long holiday abroad so she can forget about it ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:t9:o1:1 # text = It pays for a long holiday abroad so she can forget about it 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 pays pay VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 holiday holiday NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 7 abroad abroad ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 8 so so SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 9 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 10 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 forget forget VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 12 about about ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | present | It | | | | | for a long holiday; abroad *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for holiday=Theme | | 2 | **forget** | can | she | | | | | about holiday | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It pays money so the family can keep their home ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:t9:o2:1 # text = It pays money so the family can keep their home 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 pays pay VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 so so SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 9 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | present | It | money | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset | | 2 | **keep** | can | the family | their home | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} It brings her husband back to life ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:t9:o3:1 # text = It brings her husband back to life 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 brings bring VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 back back ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring back** | present | It | her husband | | life | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent husband=Theme to life=Destination | ### Option 4 {#o4} It means the death was not real ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:t9:o4:1 # text = It means the death was not real 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean 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 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | It | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **not** **is** | past | the death | | | | | real *property* | tree rules | **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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