--- title: Nan, whispering: "He's between jobs, so don't go asking him about wo… — When work goes wrong · tree and pragmatics description: Nan, whispering: "He's between jobs, so don't go asking him about work at the party." What does she mean? Test 4 · ★★ 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 wr --- [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/t4/) [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/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★★ · When work goes wrong Nan, whispering: "He's between jobs, so don't go asking him about work at the party." What does she mean? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Nan, she · **What happens:** whisper, be, not go, ask, mean · **To what, where:** Nan, party · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 · ★★ 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/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Nan, whispering: "He's between jobs, so don't go asking him about work at the party." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t4:1 # text = Nan, whispering: "He's between jobs, so don't go asking him about work at the party." 1 Nan Nan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 whispering whisper VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 between between ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 jobs job NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 12 do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 13 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 14 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 15 asking ask VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 14 xcomp _ _ 16 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 about about ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 19 at at ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 party party NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | gerund | Nan | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Nan | | | | | between jobs | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **go** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support | | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | gerund | | | Nan | the party | | about work | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient about work=Topic | 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 does she mean? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t4:2 # text = What does she mean? 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 mean mean VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | she | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} He has two jobs and is very busy ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t4:o1:1 # text = He has two jobs and is very busy 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 jobs job NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 very very ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 busy busy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | He | two jobs | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Patient | | 2 | **is** | present | He *not said here* | | | | | busy *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} He is a famous person who won't talk ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t4:o2:1 # text = He is a famous person who won't talk 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ _ 7 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 8 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | He | a famous person | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **talk** | future | a famous person | | | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} He is moving from one office to another across town ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t4:o3:1 # text = He is moving from one office to another across town 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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 moving move VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 office office NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 3 obl _ _ 9 across across ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **move** | present · progressive | He | | | one office | | to another; across town | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme from office=Source to another=Trajectory across town=Destination | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He is out of work and might feel sensitive about it ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:4-when-work-goes-wrong:t4:o4:1 # text = He is out of work and might feel sensitive about it 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 out out ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 9 sensitive sensitive ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 xcomp _ _ 10 about about ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | work | | | tree rules | | 2 | **feel** | might | He *not said here* | | | | | sensitive *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | **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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