--- title: Dad, groaning: "Never again. Why did I let Mick buy that last round?… — Coffee, tea, wine and the pub · tree and pragmatics description: Dad, groaning: "Never again. Why did I let Mick buy that last round?" What is Dad suffering from? Test 6 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 wrong --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/t6/) [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/) / [Coffee, tea, wine and the pub](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/) / t6 # Test 6 · Coffee, tea, wine and the pub Dad, groaning: "Never again. Why did I let Mick buy that last round?" What is Dad suffering from? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, I, Mick · **What happens:** groan, let, buy, suffer · **To what, where:** Mick, last round This is test 6 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/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Dad, groaning: "Never again. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t6:1 # text = Dad, groaning: "Never again. 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 groaning groan VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 again again ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **groan** | gerund | Dad | | | | again | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP 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:* Why did I let Mick buy that last round?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t6:2 # text = Why did I let Mick buy that last round?" 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 Mick Mick PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 6 buy buy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 det _ _ 8 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 round round NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** | past · do-support | I | Mick | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **buy** | infinitive | Mick *not said here* | that last round | | | | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent round=Theme | *Sentence 3:* What is Dad suffering from? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t6:3 # text = What is Dad suffering from? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 Dad Dad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 suffering suffer VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **suffer** | present · progressive | Dad | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} A cold he caught from Mick ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t6:o1:1 # text = A cold he caught from Mick 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cold cold NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 caught catch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Mick Mick PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **catch** | past | a cold | | | Mick | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from mick=Source | ### Option 2 {#o2} Toothache from too many sweets ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t6:o2:1 # text = Toothache from too many sweets 1 Toothache toothache NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 from from ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 too too ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 sweets sweet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} Tiredness from working late ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t6:o3:1 # text = Tiredness from working late 1 Tiredness tiredness NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 from from SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 3 working work VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 1 acl _ _ 4 late late ADV RB Degree=Pos 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **work** | gerund | Tiredness *not said here* | | | | | late *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} A hangover from drinking too much ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub:t6:o4:1 # text = A hangover from drinking too much 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 hangover hangover NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 from from SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 4 drinking drink VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 acl _ _ 5 too too ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drink** | gerund | a hangover *not said here* | much | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=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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