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Test 9 · ★★ of lesson 40 «Being a good grown-up» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/40-being-a-good-grown-up/t9/) [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/) / [Being a good grown-up](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/40-being-a-good-grown-up/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★★ · Being a good grown-up Mum, after the hospital: "Grandad's not as quick on his feet these days, we'll pop round more." Why will they visit more? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Grandad, we, feet · **What happens:** not be, pop, visit · **To what, where:** feet, more This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 40 «Being a good grown-up» 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/40-being-a-good-grown-up/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mum, after the hospital: "Grandad's not as quick on his feet these days, we'll pop round more." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:40-being-a-good-grown-up:t9:1 # text = Mum, after the hospital: "Grandad's not as quick on his feet these days, we'll pop round more." 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 after after ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 hospital hospital NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 Grandad Grandad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 10 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 11 as as ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 quick quick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 13 on on ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obl _ _ 16 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 17 det _ _ 17 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 21 pop pop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 parataxis _ _ 22 round round ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 . . PUNCT . _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 " " PUNCT '' _ 21 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | Grandad | | | Grandad's feet | day | quick *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **pop** *in a quote* | future | we | more | | | | | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Patient | 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:* Why will they visit more? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:40-being-a-good-grown-up:t9:2 # text = Why will they visit more? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 visit visit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **visit** | future | feet *= foot* | more | | | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Co-Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} He needs more help and company as he gets older ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:40-being-a-good-grown-up:t9:o1:1 # text = He needs more help and company as he gets older 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 amod _ _ 4 help help NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 company company NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ 7 as as SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 10 older old ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 9 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **need** | present | He | more help and company | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme | | 2 | **get** | present | he | | | | | old *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} He has won some money to share ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:40-being-a-good-grown-up:t9:o2:1 # text = He has won some money to share 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 won win VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 5 det _ _ 5 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 share share VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **win** | present · perfect | He | some money | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality | | 2 | **share** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} He has asked them to help him move house to the seaside ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:40-being-a-good-grown-up:t9:o3:1 # text = He has asked them to help him move house to the seaside 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 move move VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 seaside seaside NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · perfect | He | | them *= they* | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme | | 3 | **move** *not said to happen* | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | house | | the seaside | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent house=Theme to seaside=Trajectory | ### Option 4 {#o4} He wants them to do his work for him ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:40-being-a-good-grown-up:t9:o4:1 # text = He wants them to do his work for him 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | He | them *= they* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | his work | | | | for him *= he* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality | | 3 | **work** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=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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