--- title: Dad, after a big shout: "Sorry, kiddo, that wasn't about you. Work's… — Big feelings in big people · tree and pragmatics description: Dad, after a big shout: "Sorry, kiddo, that wasn't about you. Work's been hell." What does this tell you? 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What does this tell you? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** that, Work, this · **What happens:** not be, be, tell · **To what, where:** hell, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Dad, after a big shout: "Sorry, kiddo, that wasn't about you. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t9:1 # text = Dad, after a big shout: "Sorry, kiddo, that wasn't about you. 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 after after ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 shout shout NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 Sorry sorry INTJ UH _ 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 kiddo kiddo NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 13 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 17 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 15 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 17 advmod _ _ 16 about about ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | past | that | | | | | about you | tree rules | 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:* Work's been hell." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t9:2 # text = Work's been hell." 1 Work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 cop _ _ 4 hell hell NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Work | hell | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What does this tell you? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t9:3 # text = What does this tell you? 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 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 4 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | this | | you | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Other worries made his anger bigger than the problem ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t9:o1:1 # text = Other worries made his anger bigger than the problem 1 Other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 worries worry NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 anger anger NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 bigger big ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 3 xcomp _ _ 7 than than ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 problem problem NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past | Other worries | his anger | | | | big *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset anger=Product | | 2 | **anger** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} You did something terrible that he will not tell you about ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t9:o2:1 # text = You did something terrible that he will not tell you about 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 2 obj _ _ 4 terrible terrible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 7 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 acl _ _ 10 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 iobj _ _ 11 about about ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | You | something | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality | | 2 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | future | he | | you | | | about *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Work wants him to shout at home ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t9:o3:1 # text = Work wants him to shout at home 1 Work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 shout shout VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | Work | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **shout** *speech: express* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | | | home | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} He enjoys shouting after work ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:t9:o4:1 # text = He enjoys shouting after work 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 enjoys enjoy VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 shouting shout VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 after after ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | He | | | | after work | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=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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