--- title: Grandad, grumbling: "That host asked her how much she weighs, live o… — Breakfast and chat shows: celebrity go… · tree and pragmatics description: Grandad, grumbling: "That host asked her how much she weighs, live on telly! Disgraceful." Who is right? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 53 «Breakfast and chat shows: celebrity gossip on the sofa» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/t6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/) / [Breakfast and chat shows: celebrity go…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★ · Breakfast and chat shows: celebrity gossip on the sofa Grandad, grumbling: "That host asked her how much she weighs, live on telly! Disgraceful." Who is right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Grandad, host · **What happens:** grumble, ask, weigh, live, be · **To what, where:** her, much, telly · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 53 «Breakfast and chat shows: celebrity gossip on the sofa» 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/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Grandad, grumbling: "That host asked her how much she weighs, live on telly! ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa:t6:1 # text = Grandad, grumbling: "That host asked her how much she weighs, live on telly! 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 grumbling grumble VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 det _ _ 7 host host NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 iobj _ _ 10 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 11 advmod _ _ 11 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 obj _ _ 12 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 weighs weigh VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 live live VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 16 on on ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 telly telly NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ! ! PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund | Grandad | | | | | | vn complain-37.8 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | past | that host | | her *= she* | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **weigh** *in a quote* | present | host | much | | | | | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme much=Value | | 4 | **live** *in a quote* | present | | | | telly | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on telly=Location | 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:* Disgraceful." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa:t6:2 # text = Disgraceful." 1 Disgraceful Disgraceful PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 " " PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 3:* Who is right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa:t6:3 # text = Who is right? 1 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Grandad; people's bodies are their own business ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa:t6:o1:1 # text = Grandad; people's bodies are their own business 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 3 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 bodies body NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 7 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 8 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 business business NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | people's bodies | bodies's own business | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} The host; it was only a joke, so it's fine ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa:t6:o2:1 # text = The host; it was only a joke, so it's fine 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 host host NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT : _ 2 punct _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 6 only only ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 13 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | the host | a joke | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} The host; famous people must answer anything they're asked ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa:t6:o3:1 # text = The host; famous people must answer anything they're asked 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 host host NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 4 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 6 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 answer answer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 8 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 7 obj _ _ 9 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | must | famous people | anything | | | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · passive | | people | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Nobody; weight is a normal thing to ask ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa:t6:o4:1 # text = Nobody; weight is a normal thing to ask 1 Nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 3 weight weight NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 normal normal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Nobody weight | a normal thing | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: 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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