--- title: Uncle Dave at the barbecue: "Just the one, I'm driving." Two hours l… — Coffee, tea, wine and the pub · tree and pragmatics description: Uncle Dave at the barbecue: "Just the one, I'm driving." Two hours later he's on his third beer and reaching for the car keys. What is right? 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What is right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, Dave · **What happens:** drive, be, reach · **To what, where:** third beer This is test 4 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/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Uncle Dave at the barbecue: "Just the one, I'm driving." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t4:1 # text = Uncle Dave at the barbecue: "Just the one, I'm driving." 1 Uncle Uncle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 Dave Dave PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 barbecue barbecue NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 Just just ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 driving drive VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drive** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I | | | | | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | 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:* Two hours later he's on his third beer and reaching for the car keys. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t4:2 # text = Two hours later he's on his third beer and reaching for the car keys. 1 Two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 hours hour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl:unmarked _ _ 3 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 9 advmod _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 6 on on ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 8 third third ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 9 amod _ _ 9 beer beer NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 reaching reach VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 conj _ _ 12 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 car car NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 keys key NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Dave | | | Dave's third beer | | late *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **reach** | gerund | Dave *not said here* | | | | | for the car keys | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* What is right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t4:3 # text = What is right? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 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 . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It is unsafe; ask to go home with someone sober ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t4:o1:1 # text = It is unsafe; ask to go home with someone sober 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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 unsafe unsafe ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 5 ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 home home ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 7 obl _ _ 11 sober sober ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | unsafe *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | | | with someone; home, sober *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with someone=Beneficiary | ### Option 2 {#o2} It is fine because he is a grown-up ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t4:o2:1 # text = It is fine because he is a grown-up 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 8 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 up up NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **grow** | participle | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **is a** | present | he | a grown up | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is fine as long as he drives slowly and carefully ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t4:o3:1 # text = It is fine as long as he drives slowly and carefully 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 as as ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 3 advmod _ _ 6 as as SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 drives drive VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 9 slowly slowly ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 carefully carefully ADV RB _ 9 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | fine, long *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **drive** | present | he | | | | | slowly *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is fine, he said he would have only the one pint ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t4:o4:1 # text = It is fine, he said he would have only the one pint 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 ccomp _ _ 10 only only ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 13 nummod _ _ 13 pint pint NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **have** | would | he | the one pint | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pint=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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