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title: Mum reads the chippy sign: «Closed for refurbishment, back on the 14… — Our street: feuds, newcomers and stori… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 11 · ★ · Our street: feuds, newcomers and stories that grow

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Mum reads the chippy sign: «Closed for refurbishment, back on the 14th.» What should she do with her story?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mum · **What happens:** read, close, do · **To what, where:** chippy sign, 14th

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This is test 11 · ★ 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/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum reads the chippy sign: «Closed for refurbishment, back on the 14th.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t11:1
# text = Mum reads the chippy sign: «Closed for refurbishment, back on the 14th.»
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	chippy	chippy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	refurbishment	refurbishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	14th	14th	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | Mum | the chippy sign |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Topic |
| 2 | **close** *in a quote* | participle |  | the chippy sign *not said here* |  | the 14th |  | for refurbishment | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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:* What should she do with her story?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t11:2
# text = What should she do with her story?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | Mum |  |  |  |  | with Mum's story | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Correct it, it's only shut for two weeks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t11:o1:1
# text = Correct it, it's only shut for two weeks
1	Correct	correct	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  | week | shut *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Tell people it's closing on the 14th

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t11:o2:1
# text = Tell people it's closing on the 14th
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	iobj	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	closing	close	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	ccomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	14th	14th	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | people |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **close** | present · progressive | it |  |  | the 14th |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Say she heard it from someone else

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t11:o3:1
# text = Say she heard it from someone else
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
7	else	else	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hear** | past | she | it |  | someone |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent it=Topic from someone=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Keep it going, the rent will go up anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t11:o4:1
# text = Keep it going, the rent will go up anyway
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rent	rent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
9	up	up	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **go up** | future | the rent |  |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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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