--- title: Your brother says: "Probation? So Mum's in trouble with the cops?" P… — Finding a job and getting on · tree and pragmatics description: Your brother says: "Probation? So Mum's in trouble with the cops?" Put him right. Test 2 · ★ of lesson 3 «Finding a job and getting on» 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/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/t2/) [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/) / [Finding a job and getting on](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★ · Finding a job and getting on Your brother says: "Probation? So Mum's in trouble with the cops?" Put him right. **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** brother, Mum, you · **What happens:** say, trouble, put · **To what, where:** Probation, brother · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 3 «Finding a job and getting on» 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/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your brother says: "Probation? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:t2:1 # text = Your brother says: "Probation? 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Probation probation NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your brother | Probation | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent probation=Topic | 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:* So Mum's in trouble with the cops?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:t2:2 # text = So Mum's in trouble with the cops?" 1 So so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 2 Mum Mum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 trouble trouble NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 cops cop NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **trouble** | | Mum | | | | | with the cops | nom trouble «cognition transitive»: poss=agent with=obl | *Sentence 3:* Put him right. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:t2:3 # text = Put him right. 1 Put put VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 right right ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | | brother | | | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Probation means she failed her first week ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:t2:o1:1 # text = Probation means she failed her first week 1 Probation probation NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 failed fail VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 5 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 6 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 7 amod _ _ 7 week week NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Probation | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **fail** | past | Probation | | | | week | | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} At work, probation is just a trial period in a new job ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:t2:o2:1 # text = At work, probation is just a trial period in a new job 1 At at ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 probation probation NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 6 just just ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 trial trial NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 period period NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 job job NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | work probation | a trial period | | a new job | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Probation means she isn't paid yet ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:t2:o3:1 # text = Probation means she isn't paid yet 1 Probation probation NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 5 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 paid pay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 7 yet yet ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Probation | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **pay** | present · passive | | Probation | | | yet | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset | ### Option 4 {#o4} He is right, probation means a police check on her whole family ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:t2:o4:1 # text = He is right, probation means a police check on her whole family 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 probation probation NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 police police NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 check check NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 10 on on ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 12 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **mean** | present | right probation | a police check | | probation's whole family | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent check=Topic | **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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