--- title: Your sister says «When they shut the door, it means they're getting… — Closed doors, whispers and secrets · tree and pragmatics description: Your sister says «When they shut the door, it means they're getting divorced.» Put her right. Test 1 · ★ of lesson 35 «Closed doors, whispers and secrets» 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 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/t1/) [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/) / [Closed doors, whispers and secrets](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/) / t1 # Test 1 · ★ · Closed doors, whispers and secrets Your sister says «When they shut the door, it means they're getting divorced.» Put her right. **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sister, they, it, you · **What happens:** say, shut, mean, get, put · **To what, where:** door, sister · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 35 «Closed doors, whispers and secrets» 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/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your sister says «When they shut the door, it means they're getting divorced.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t1:1 # text = Your sister says «When they shut the door, it means they're getting divorced.» 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ _ 6 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 shut shut VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 13 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 getting get VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 12 ccomp _ _ 16 divorced divorced ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your sister | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **shut** *in a quote* | present | they | the door | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent door=Patient | | 3 | **mean** *in a quote* | present | it | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **get** *in a quote* | present · progressive | they | | | | | divorced *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | 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:* Put her right. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t1:2 # text = Put her right. 1 Put put VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|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* | | sister | | | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} It means they're angry with you two ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t1:o1:1 # text = It means they're angry with you two 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ _ 8 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | It | two | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent two=Topic | | 2 | **is** | present | they | | | | | with you; angry *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} It means someone has died in the family ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t1:o2:1 # text = It means someone has died in the family 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 5 nsubj _ _ 4 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 died die VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | It | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **die** | present · perfect | someone | | | | | in the family | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in family=Attribute | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It's usually money, plans or other people's news ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t1:o3:1 # text = It's usually money, plans or other people's news 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 usually usually ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 plans plan NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 conj _ _ 7 or or CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | money and plans | | | | other people's news *nmod*; usually *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Yes, a shut door always means a divorce ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t1:o4:1 # text = Yes, a shut door always means a divorce 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 shut shut ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 7 advmod _ _ 7 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 divorce divorce NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | a shut door | a divorce | | | | always *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent divorce=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. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [When grown-ups are tired or worried, exam 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/e4/) - next →: [Closed doors, whispers and secrets, test 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/t2/) - ↑ back to [Closed doors, whispers and secrets](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/)