--- title: Ava, 11, cries because her post got "only 9 likes" and her friend's… — Screens, diets, sofas and late nights · tree and pragmatics description: Ava, 11, cries because her post got "only 9 likes" and her friend's got 50. What is true? Test 3 of lesson 29 «Screens, diets, sofas and late nights» 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 right --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/t3/) [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/) / [Screens, diets, sofas and late nights](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/) / t3 # Test 3 · Screens, diets, sofas and late nights Ava, 11, cries because her post got "only 9 likes" and her friend's got 50. What is true? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ava, post, friend · **What happens:** cry, get, be · **To what, where:** 9 likes, 50 This is test 3 of lesson 29 «Screens, diets, sofas and late nights» 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/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ava, 11, cries because her post got "only 9 likes" and her friend's got 50. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:t3:1 # text = Ava, 11, cries because her post got "only 9 likes" and her friend's got 50. 1 Ava Ava PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 11 11 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 5 cries cry VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 because because SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 post post NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 10 " " PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 only only ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 9 9 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 13 nummod _ _ 13 likes like NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 " " PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 16 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 17 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 19 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 9 conj _ _ 20 50 50 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 19 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | Ava | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **get** | past | Ava's post | 9 likes | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer like=Stimulus | | 3 | **get** | present · passive | Ava's friend | 50 | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 50=Stimulus | 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 is true? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:t3:2 # text = What is true? 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 true true 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 | | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Likes measure attention, not how good a person is ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:t3:o1:1 # text = Likes measure attention, not how good a person is 1 Likes like NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 measure measure VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 attention attention NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 6 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ _ 7 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **measure** | present | Likes | attention | | | | | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme attention=Value | | 2 | **not** **is** | present | a person | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Ava is less liked as a person than her friend is ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:t3:o2:1 # text = Ava is less liked as a person than her friend is 1 Ava Ava PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 less less ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 4 advmod _ _ 4 liked like VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 as as ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 than than ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **like** | present · passive | | Ava | | | | as a person than Ava's friend; less *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} The friend with 50 likes is a better person ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:t3:o3:1 # text = The friend with 50 likes is a better person 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 3 with with ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 50 50 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 likes like NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 9 amod _ _ 9 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the friend with 50 likes | a better person | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Ava should post more until she gets 100 ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:t3:o4:1 # text = Ava should post more until she gets 100 1 Ava Ava PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 post post VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 3 obj _ _ 5 until until SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 8 100 100 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **post** | should | Ava | more | | | | | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme | | 2 | **get** | present | Ava | 100 | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 100=Stimulus | **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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