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How do you find out what he really promised? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** guy, brother, you · **What happens:** win, ban, say, find out, promise · **To what, where:** school holidays · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 52 «Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs opinion» 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/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/#t12). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Kid in class: "If that guy wins, he'll ban school holidays, my brother said." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t12:1 # text = Kid in class: "If that guy wins, he'll ban school holidays, my brother said." 1 Kid kid NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 13 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 If if SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 guy guy NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 wins win VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 ban ban VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 parataxis _ _ 14 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 holidays holiday NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 17 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ _ 19 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 " " PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **win** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | that guy | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **ban** *in a quote* | future | guy | school holidays | | | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer holiday=Theme | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | my brother | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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:* How do you find out what he really promised? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t12:2 # text = How do you find out what he really promised? 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 out out ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 6 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 9 obj _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 really really ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 promised promise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find out** | present · do-support | you | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | participle | brother | | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent what=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Believe it, because big brothers always know ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t12:o1:1 # text = Believe it, because big brothers always know 1 Believe believe 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 , _ 8 punct _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 7 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 8 advmod _ _ 8 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | | 2 | **know** | present | big brothers | | | | | always *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} Wait and see whether summer comes ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t12:o2:1 # text = Wait and see whether summer comes 1 Wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 2 and and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 3 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 conj _ _ 4 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 summer summer NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 comes come VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **see** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **come** | present | summer | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Ask the kid's brother again, louder this time ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t12:o3:1 # text = Ask the kid's brother again, louder this time 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 kid kid NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 6 again again ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 louder loud ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 1 parataxis _ _ 9 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 10 det _ _ 10 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | | the kid's brother | | again | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent brother=Recipient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Look at what his party actually published ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t12:o4:1 # text = Look at what his party actually published 1 Look look VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 nsubj _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 party party NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 6 actually actually ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 published publish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | at his party | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at party=Theme | | 2 | **publish** | participle | | his party *not said here* | | | | actually *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=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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