--- title: Dad: «I'd never chop down a tree like that without asking!» Later: t… — Our street: feuds, newcomers and stori… · tree and pragmatics description: Dad: «I'd never chop down a tree like that without asking!» Later: the roots were cracking the drains. What should people have done? 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What should people have done? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, roots, people · **What happens:** not chop down, ask, crack, do · **To what, where:** tree, drains This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 42 «Our street: feuds, newcomers and stories that grow» 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/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Dad: «I'd never chop down a tree like that without asking!» ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t10:1 # text = Dad: «I'd never chop down a tree like that without asking!» 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 chop chop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 conj _ _ 8 down down ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 11 like like ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 obl _ _ 13 without without SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 14 asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ! ! PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 » » PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **chop down** *in a quote* | would | I | a tree | | | | like that | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | gerund | I *not said here* | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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:* Later: the roots were cracking the drains. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t10:2 # text = Later: the roots were cracking the drains. 1 Later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 roots root NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 cracking crack VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 drains drain NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **crack** | past · progressive | the roots | the drains | | | | late *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location drain=Theme | *Sentence 3:* What should people have done? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t10:3 # text = What should people have done? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 4 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux _ _ 5 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | should · perfect | people | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Planted a new tree in their garden ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t10:o1:1 # text = Planted a new tree in their garden 1 Planted plant VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 garden garden NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **plant** | participle | | a new tree | | their garden | | | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tree=Theme in garden=Destination | ### Option 2 {#o2} Reported the Websters to the police for cutting it ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t10:o2:1 # text = Reported the Websters to the police for cutting it 1 Reported report VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Websters webster NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 police police NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ 7 for for SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 8 cutting cut VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **report** | past | | the Websters | the police | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent webster=Topic to police=Recipient | | 2 | **cut** | gerund | | it | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Asked what happened before blaming them ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t10:o3:1 # text = Asked what happened before blaming them 1 Asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 2 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 3 happened happen VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 before before SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 blaming blame VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 6 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | participle | | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **happen** | past | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **blame** | gerund | | them *= they* | | | | | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Never spoken to the Websters again ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t10:o4:1 # text = Never spoken to the Websters again 1 Never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Websters webster NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 6 again again ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | participle | | | | | again | to the Websters | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to webster=Co-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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