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Test 4 of lesson 55 «Favourite films and series: spoilers, binge-watching, streaming and adverts» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/t4/) [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/) / [Favourite films and series: spoilers,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/) / t4 # Test 4 · Favourite films and series: spoilers, binge-watching, stre… Big brother, as the adverts start: "Oi, they've cranked the volume again." Why are adverts often louder? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Big brother, adverts · **What happens:** start, crank, be · **To what, where:** volume This is test 4 of lesson 55 «Favourite films and series: spoilers, binge-watching, streaming and adverts» 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/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Big brother, as the adverts start: "Oi, they've cranked the volume again." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts:t4:1 # text = Big brother, as the adverts start: "Oi, they've cranked the volume again." 1 Big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 4 as as SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 adverts advert NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 start start VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 : : PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 Oi oi INTJ UH _ 14 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 12 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 've have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 cranked crank VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 conj _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 volume volume NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 17 again again ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **start** | present | Big brother | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 2 | **crank** *in a quote* | present · perfect | adverts *= advert* | the volume | | | again | | tree rules | 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:* Why are adverts often louder? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts:t4:2 # text = Why are adverts often louder? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 adverts advert NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 4 often often ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 louder loud ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | adverts | | | | | loud, often *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} To grab your attention so you notice the product ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts:t4:o1:1 # text = To grab your attention so you notice the product 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 grab grab VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 advcl _ _ 3 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 attention attention NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 notice notice VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 product product NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grab** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | your attention | | | | | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme | | 2 | **notice** | present | you | the product | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer product=Stimulus | | 3 | **attend** | | your | | | | | | nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Because the adverts are filmed outdoors ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts:t4:o2:1 # text = Because the adverts are filmed outdoors 1 Because because SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 adverts advert NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 filmed film VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 outdoors outdoors ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **film** | present · passive | | the adverts | | | | outdoors *property* | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Because the TV turns itself up at night to wake you ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts:t4:o3:1 # text = Because the TV turns itself up at night to wake you 1 Because because SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 TV TV NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 turns turn VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 4 obj _ _ 6 up up ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 wake wake VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 advcl _ _ 11 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn up** | present | the TV | TV | | | night | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location itself=Theme | | 2 | **wake** | to-infinitive | the TV *not said here* | you | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent you=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Because the programme ran out of sound ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts:t4:o4:1 # text = Because the programme ran out of sound 1 Because because SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 programme programme NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 out out ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run** | past | the programme | | | sound | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out sound=Trajectory | **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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