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title: Dad grumbles, "Footballer gets in a week what I get in ten years. Bl… — Tabloids, «sources close to» and the p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad grumbles, "Footballer gets in a week what I get in ten years. Bloody disgusting." Which view is fair? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 46 «Tabloids, «sources close to» and the photo that tells a story» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 3 · ★★ · Tabloids, «sources close to» and the photo that tells a st…

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Dad grumbles, "Footballer gets in a week what I get in ten years. Bloody disgusting." Which view is fair?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, Footballer, view · **What happens:** grumble, get, get in, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 46 «Tabloids, «sources close to» and the photo that tells a story» 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/46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad grumbles, "Footballer gets in a week what I get in ten years.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t3:1
# text = Dad grumbles, "Footballer gets in a week what I get in ten years.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grumbles	grumble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grumble** *speech: other* | present | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | present | Footballer |  |  |  | week |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **get in** *in a quote* | present | Dad |  |  |  | year |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

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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:* Bloody disgusting."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t3:2
# text = Bloody disgusting."
1	Bloody	bloody	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* Which view is fair?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t3:3
# text = Which view is fair?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which view |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He should give all his money to Dad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t3:o1:1
# text = He should give all his money to Dad
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | should | He | his money | Dad |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to dad=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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You can think the pay unfair without hating him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t3:o2:1
# text = You can think the pay unfair without hating him
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hating	hate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | can | You | the pay |  |  |  | unfair *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot pay=Theme |
| 2 | **hate** | gerund | You *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Footballers choose their own pay every week, as much as they like

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t3:o3:1
# text = Footballers choose their own pay every week, as much as they like
1	Footballers	footballer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | present | Footballers | Footballers's own pay |  |  | week |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pay=Theme |
| 2 | **like** | present | Footballers *= footballer* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **pay** |  | Footballers *= footballer* |  |  |  |  |  | nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Dad must be lying about his pay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t3:o4:1
# text = Dad must be lying about his pay
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | must · progressive | Dad |  |  |  |  | about Dad's pay | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about pay=Location |
| 2 | **pay** |  | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

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