--- title: Dad on the phone to the TV company: "Yeah, I need to set a PIN for a… — Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up… · tree and pragmatics description: Dad on the phone to the TV company: "Yeah, I need to set a PIN for anything over a 12, the kids use it." What is he doing? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 60 «Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up, and parental controls» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/t5/) [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/) / [Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★★ · Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up, and parental contr… Dad on the phone to the TV company: "Yeah, I need to set a PIN for anything over a 12, the kids use it." What is he doing? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, kids, Dad · **What happens:** need, set, use, do · **To what, where:** PIN, 12 This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 60 «Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up, and parental controls» 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/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Dad on the phone to the TV company: "Yeah, I need to set a PIN for anything over a 12, the kids use it." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t5:1 # text = Dad on the phone to the TV company: "Yeah, I need to set a PIN for anything over a 12, the kids use it." 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 on on ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 TV TV NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 company company NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 : : PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 10 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 14 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 need need VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 set set VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 xcomp _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 PIN pin NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 for for ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 16 obl _ _ 21 over over ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 12 12 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 nsubj _ _ 27 use use VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 28 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **need** *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **set** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | a PIN | | a 12 | | for anything | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pin=Theme over 12=Destination | | 3 | **use** *in a quote* | present | the kids | PIN | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | 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:* What is he doing? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t5:2 # text = What is he doing? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 doing do VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | present · progressive | Dad | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Asking for more 18 films to be added ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t5:o1:1 # text = Asking for more 18 films to be added 1 Asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 advmod _ _ 4 18 18 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 films film NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 added add VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | | | | | | for 18 films | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive · passive | | | | | | | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle» | ### Option 2 {#o2} Ordering a new TV for the kids' room ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t5:o2:1 # text = Ordering a new TV for the kids' room 1 Ordering order VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 TV TV NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ' 's PART POS _ 7 case _ _ 9 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **order** | gerund | | a new TV | | | | for the kids's room | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent tv=Theme for room=Beneficiary | ### Option 3 {#o3} Cancelling the TV because it's broken ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t5:o3:1 # text = Cancelling the TV because it's broken 1 Cancelling cancell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 TV TV NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cancell** | gerund | | the TV | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **break** | present · passive | | TV | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Setting parental controls with a PIN ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t5:o4:1 # text = Setting parental controls with a PIN 1 Setting set VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 parental parental ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 controls control NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 PIN pin NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **set** | gerund | | parental controls | | | | with a PIN | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent control=Patient with pin=Instrument | **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. - ← previous: [Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up…, test 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/t4/) - next →: [Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up…, test 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/t6/) - ↑ back to [Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up, and parental controls](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/)