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title: Mum on the phone: "Honestly, after the week I've had, I need a drink… — Coffee, tea, wine and the pub · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum on the phone: "Honestly, after the week I've had, I need a drink." What does she most likely mean? Test 10 of lesson 27 «Coffee, tea, wine and the pub» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was
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# Test 10 · Coffee, tea, wine and the pub

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Mum on the phone: "Honestly, after the week I've had, I need a drink." What does she most likely mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, Mum · **What happens:** have, need, mean · **To what, where:** drink

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This is test 10 of lesson 27 «Coffee, tea, wine and the pub» 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/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum on the phone: "Honestly, after the week I've had, I need a drink."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t10:1
# text = Mum on the phone: "Honestly, after the week I've had, I need a drink."
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	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	:	_	14	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I |  |  |  | week | honestly *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **need** *in a quote* | present | Mum on the phone | a drink |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot drink=Theme |

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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 she most likely mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t10:2
# text = What does she most likely mean?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | Mum |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She wants to go out and get drunk tonight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t10:o1:1
# text = She wants to go out and get drunk tonight
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	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	out	out	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **go out** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** | infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  | tonight |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She has an alcohol addiction

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t10:o2:1
# text = She has an alcohol addiction
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	addiction	addiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | a alcohol addiction |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent addiction=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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She has not had any water all week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t10:o3:1
# text = She has not had any water all week
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · perfect | She | any water |  |  | week |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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She has had a hard week and wants to relax

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t10:o4:1
# text = She has had a hard week and wants to relax
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	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	relax	relax	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present · perfect | She |  |  |  | week |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **want** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **relax** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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