--- title: Select the response that most accurately characterises the condition… — Big feelings in big people · tree and pragmatics description: Select the response that most accurately characterises the condition of an elderly widow who states that her residence has become "very quiet". 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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/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:e2:1 # text = Select the response that most accurately characterises the condition of an elderly widow who states that her residence has become "very quiet". 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 7 nsubj _ _ 6 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 condition condition NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 elderly elderly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 widow widow NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 14 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 15 nsubj _ _ 15 states state VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 acl:relcl _ _ 16 that that SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 17 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 residence residence NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 19 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 20 become become VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 15 ccomp _ _ 21 " " PUNCT `` _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 very very ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 24 " " PUNCT '' _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | | 2 | **characteris** | present | most | the condition of a elderly widow | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **state** *speech: other* | present | a elderly widow | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **become** | present · perfect | widow's residence | | | | | quiet *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 5 | **condition** | | | a elderly widow | | | | | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient | 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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} She is reporting a deterioration in her hearing ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:e2:o1:1 # text = She is reporting a deterioration in her hearing 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 reporting report VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 deterioration deterioration NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 hearing hearing NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **report** | present · progressive | She | a deterioration | | her hearing | | | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deterioration=Patient | | 2 | **hear** | | her *= she* | | | | | | nom hearing «act intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} She is experiencing loneliness following her bereavement ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:e2:o2:1 # text = She is experiencing loneliness following her bereavement 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 experiencing experience VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 loneliness loneliness NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 case _ _ 6 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 bereavement bereavement NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **experience** | present · progressive | She | loneliness | | | | follow her bereavement | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer loneliness=Stimulus | | 2 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **bereave** | | her *= she* | | | | | | nom bereavement «state transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} She is expressing satisfaction at reduced noise ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:e2:o3:1 # text = She is expressing satisfaction at reduced noise 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 expressing express VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 satisfaction satisfaction NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 reduced reduce VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 amod _ _ 7 noise noise NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **express** | present · progressive | She | satisfaction | | reduced noise | | | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent satisfaction=Theme | | 2 | **reduce** | participle | | | | | | | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer | ### Option 4 {#o4} She is complaining of the departure of her neighbours ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:e2:o4:1 # text = She is complaining of the departure of her neighbours 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 complaining complain VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 departure departure NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 neighbours neighbour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **complain** *speech: other* | present · progressive | She | | | | | of the departure of her neighbours | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **depart** | | her neighbours | | | | | | nom departure «act intransitive»: of=agent | **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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