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title: Dad, worn out: "No more questions. Because I said so, OK?" What will… — Sorry, white lies and «because I said… · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad, worn out: "No more questions. Because I said so, OK?" What will probably work better than arguing? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 37 «Sorry, white lies and «because I said so»» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; 
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Sorry, white lies and «because I said so»

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Dad, worn out: "No more questions. Because I said so, OK?" What will probably work better than arguing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I · **What happens:** wear out, say, work, argue · **To what, where:** more questions · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 37 «Sorry, white lies and «because I said so»» 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/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad, worn out: "No more questions.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t5:1
# text = Dad, worn out: "No more questions.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear out** | participle |  | no more questions |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Because I said so, OK?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t5:2
# text = Because I said so, OK?"
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	OK	ok	INTJ	UH	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent ok=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What will probably work better than arguing?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t5:3
# text = What will probably work better than arguing?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
6	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	arguing	argue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | future |  |  |  |  |  | probably, well *property* | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent what=Material |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Going to ask Grandad behind Dad's back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t5:o1:1
# text = Going to ask Grandad behind Dad's back
1	Going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive |  |  | Grandad | Dad's back |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grandad=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Slamming the door to make your point

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t5:o2:1
# text = Slamming the door to make your point
1	Slamming	slam	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slam** | gerund |  | the door |  |  |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | your point |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset point=Product |
| 3 | **point** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Asking the same question twenty more times

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t5:o3:1
# text = Asking the same question twenty more times
1	Asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  | the same question |  |  | time |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Asking calmly later why, so you understand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t5:o4:1
# text = Asking calmly later why, so you understand
1	Asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	_
4	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	understand	understand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **understand** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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**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.

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