--- title: Uncle, an hour off the motorway: "Shut up, I know where we are, the… — Big feelings in big people · tree and pragmatics description: Uncle, an hour off the motorway: "Shut up, I know where we are, the satnav's wrong." What would show real strength here? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 36 «Big feelings in big people» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/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/) / [Big feelings in big people](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★ · Big feelings in big people Uncle, an hour off the motorway: "Shut up, I know where we are, the satnav's wrong." What would show real strength here? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Uncle, I, we · **What happens:** shut up, know, be, show · **To what, where:** real strength · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 36 «Big feelings in big people» 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/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Uncle, an hour off the motorway: "Shut up, I know where we are, the satnav's wrong." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t8:1 # text = Uncle, an hour off the motorway: "Shut up, I know where we are, the satnav's wrong." 1 Uncle uncle NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 conj _ _ 5 off off ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 motorway motorway NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 Shut shut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 11 up up ADP RP _ 10 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 parataxis _ _ 15 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 17 advmod _ _ 16 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 satnav satnav NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 21 's 's PART POS _ 20 case _ _ 22 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 " " PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shut up** *in a quote* | participle | Uncle off the motorway and a hour | | | | | | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **know** *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **be** *in a quote* | present | we | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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 would show real strength here? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t8:2 # text = What would show real strength here? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 obj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 show show VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 strength strength NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | would | | real strength | | here | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent what=Recipient strength=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Turning the satnav off for good ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t8:o1:1 # text = Turning the satnav off for good 1 Turning turn VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 satnav satnav NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 off off ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn off** | gerund | | the satnav | | | | for good | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent satnav=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Driving even faster without a map until you find the way ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t8:o2:1 # text = Driving even faster without a map until you find the way 1 Driving drive VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 even even ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 faster fast ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 1 obj _ _ 4 without without ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 map map NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 until until SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 find find VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drive** | gerund | | faster | | | | without a map | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme fast=Trajectory | | 2 | **find** | present | you | the way | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} Blaming the children for the noise ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t8:o3:1 # text = Blaming the children for the noise 1 Blaming blame VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 noise noise NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **blame** | gerund | | the children | | | | for the noise | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent child=Theme for noise=Attribute | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Saying "OK, I was wrong, let's check the map" ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t8:o4:1 # text = Saying "OK, I was wrong, let's check the map" 1 Saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 OK ok INTJ UH _ 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ 11 check check VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 map map NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | I | | | | | wrong *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive | | 's | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **check** *in a quote* | infinitive | 's *not said here* | the map | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=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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