--- title: Mum hangs up after whispering on the phone. «Aunt Kate's having a to… — Closed doors, whispers and secrets · tree and pragmatics description: Mum hangs up after whispering on the phone. «Aunt Kate's having a tough time, it's hers to share, not mine.» What does it show? Test 8 · ★ 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 --- [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/t8/) [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/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★ · Closed doors, whispers and secrets Mum hangs up after whispering on the phone. «Aunt Kate's having a tough time, it's hers to share, not mine.» What does it show? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mum, Aunt Kate, phone · **What happens:** hang up, whisper, have, be, share, show · **To what, where:** phone, Mum · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mum hangs up after whispering on the phone. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t8:1 # text = Mum hangs up after whispering on the phone. 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 hangs hang VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 up up ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 4 after after SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 whispering whisper VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 6 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hang up** | present | Mum | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | gerund | Mum *not said here* | | | the phone | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on phone=Location | 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:* «Aunt Kate's having a tough time, it's hers to share, not mine.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t8:2 # text = «Aunt Kate's having a tough time, it's hers to share, not mine.» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Aunt Aunt PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 Kate Kate PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 having have VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 tough tough ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 hers her PRON PRP Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 ccomp _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 share share VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 17 advmod _ _ 17 mine my PRON PRP Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** *in a quote* | gerund | Aunt Kate | | | | time | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | phone | Mum | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **share** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Aunt Kate *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What does it show? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t8:3 # text = What does it show? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present · do-support | phone | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Aunt Kate is cross with your family ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t8:o1:1 # text = Aunt Kate is cross with your family 1 Aunt aunt NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 Kate Kate PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 cross cross ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Aunt | | | | | with your family; cross *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Mum is hiding something about you ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t8:o2:1 # text = Mum is hiding something about you 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 hiding hide VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 3 obj _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | present · progressive | Mum | something | | | | about you | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent something=Patient about you=Location | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Grown-ups keep friends' secrets too ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t8:o3:1 # text = Grown-ups keep friends' secrets too 1 Grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ups up NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 keep keep VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ' 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 secrets secret NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 8 too too ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grow** | participle | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **keep** | present | Grown ups | friends's secrets | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Mum doesn't trust anyone at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:t8:o4:1 # text = Mum doesn't trust anyone at all 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 trust trust VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 4 obj _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **trust** | present · do-support | Mum | anyone | | all | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Theme | **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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