--- title: Overheard: "They never paid me for those three months. I'm going to… — When work goes wrong · tree and pragmatics description: Overheard: "They never paid me for those three months. I'm going to a tribunal." What does she hope for? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 4 «When work goes wrong» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was ri --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t11/) [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/) / [When work goes wrong](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★★ · When work goes wrong Overheard: "They never paid me for those three months. I'm going to a tribunal." What does she hope for? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** They, I, she · **What happens:** overhear, not pay, go, hope · **To what, where:** me, tribunal This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 4 «When work goes wrong» 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/4-when-work-goes-wrong/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Overheard: "They never paid me for those three months. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t11:1 # text = Overheard: "They never paid me for those three months. 1 Overheard overhear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 paid pay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 7 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 11 det _ _ 10 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 nummod _ _ 11 months month NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **overhear** | participle | | | | | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **not** **pay** *in a quote* | past | They | me | | | month | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Asset | 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:* I'm going to a tribunal." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t11:2 # text = I'm going to a tribunal." 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 tribunal tribunal NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present · progressive | I | | | a tribunal | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to tribunal=Initial\_Location | *Sentence 3:* What does she hope for? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t11:3 # text = What does she hope for? 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 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 hope hope VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hope** | present · do-support | she | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} A fair ruling that she gets the pay she is owed ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t11:o1:1 # text = A fair ruling that she gets the pay she is owed 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 ruling ruling NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 pay pay NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 owed owe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | a fair ruling | the pay | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pay=Stimulus | | 2 | **owe** | present · passive | | ruling | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} To be given a promotion ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t11:o2:1 # text = To be given a promotion 1 To to PART TO _ 3 mark _ _ 2 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 promotion promotion NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | to-infinitive · passive | | a promotion | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: promotion=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} To get her old job back as boss ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t11:o3:1 # text = To get her old job back as boss 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 get get VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 job job NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 back back ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 7 as as ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 boss boss NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | to-infinitive | | her old job | | | | as boss | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer job=Stimulus as boss=Attribute | | 2 | **job** | | her *= she* | | | | | | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} To have her boss sent to prison for many years ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t11:o4:1 # text = To have her boss sent to prison for many years 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 have have VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 boss boss NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 prison prison NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | to-infinitive | | her boss | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boss=Patient | | 2 | **send** | participle | | her boss *not said here* | | prison | year | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to prison=Destination | **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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