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title: Sister: «I'm gonna tell everyone the Grants' garage is haunted, it's… — Our street: feuds, newcomers and stori… · tree and pragmatics
description: Sister: «I'm gonna tell everyone the Grants' garage is haunted, it's hilarious.» Why think twice? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 42 «Our street: feuds, newcomers and stories that grow» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Test 8 · ★ · Our street: feuds, newcomers and stories that grow

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Sister: «I'm gonna tell everyone the Grants' garage is haunted, it's hilarious.» Why think twice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, Sister, you · **What happens:** tell, haunt, be, think · **To what, where:** everyone · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sister: «I'm gonna tell everyone the Grants' garage is haunted, it's hilarious.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t8:1
# text = Sister: «I'm gonna tell everyone the Grants' garage is haunted, it's hilarious.»
1	Sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	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	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	gonna	gonna	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	14	nsubj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Grants	Grant	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	garage	garage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	haunted	haunt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	hilarious	hilarious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | gonna *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **haunt** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Sister |  |  |  |  | hilarious *property* | tree rules |

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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:* Why think twice?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t8:2
# text = Why think twice?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	think	think	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The Grants might sell up and leave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t8:o1:1
# text = The Grants might sell up and leave
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Grants	Grant	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell up** | might | the Grants |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **leave** | infinitive | the Grants *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The garage might really be haunted by an old owner

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t8:o2:1
# text = The garage might really be haunted by an old owner
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garage	garage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	haunted	haunt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **haunt** | might · passive | a old owner | the garage |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Mr Grant is a real neighbour, kids scream at him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t8:o3:1
# text = Mr Grant is a real neighbour, kids scream at him
1	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Grant	grant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	scream	scream	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mr Grant | a real neighbour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **scream** *speech: express* | present | kids |  |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at he=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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It might make a real ghost angry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:t8:o4:1
# text = It might make a real ghost angry
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | might | It | a real ghost |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material ghost=Product |

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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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