--- title: Little brother, panicking: "The remote's gone and the scary film's s… — Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up… · tree and pragmatics description: Little brother, panicking: "The remote's gone and the scary film's still on!" What should you tell him? 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What should you tell him? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Little brother, remote, you · **What happens:** panic, be, tell · **To what, where:** brother · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★★ 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/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Little brother, panicking: "The remote's gone and the scary film's still on!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t8:1 # text = Little brother, panicking: "The remote's gone and the scary film's still on!" 1 Little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 panicking panic VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 remote remote NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 gone gone ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 parataxis _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 scary scary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 film film NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's 's PART POS _ 14 case _ _ 16 still still ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 17 on on ADP RP _ 10 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ! ! PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **panic** | gerund | Little brother | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the remote | | | | | gone *property* | 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:* What should you tell him? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t8:2 # text = What should you tell him? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | should | you | | brother | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Keep searching the sofa while the film is playing loudly ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t8:o1:1 # text = Keep searching the sofa while the film is playing loudly 1 Keep keep VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 searching search VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 1 xcomp _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 sofa sofa NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 while while SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 film film NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 playing play VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 10 loudly loudly ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **search** | gerund | you *not said here* | the sofa | | | | | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent sofa=Location | | 3 | **play** | present · progressive | the film | | | | | loudly *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Press the button on the TV, or come and get a grown-up ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t8:o2:1 # text = Press the button on the TV, or come and get a grown-up 1 Press press VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 button button NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 TV TV NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 or or CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 come come VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 get get VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 13 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 15 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 up up NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **press** | imperative | you *not said here* | the button | | the TV | | | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Theme | | 2 | **come** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **get** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a grown up | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer up=Stimulus | | 4 | **grow** | participle | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Put a blanket over the TV and watch cartoons ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t8:o3:1 # text = Put a blanket over the TV and watch cartoons 1 Put put VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 blanket blanket NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 over over ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 TV TV NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 watch watch VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 9 cartoons cartoon NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | a blanket | | the TV | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent blanket=Theme over tv=Destination | | 2 | **watch** | infinitive | you *not said here* | cartoons | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cartoon=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Shout at the TV until it switches itself off ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t8:o4:1 # text = Shout at the TV until it switches itself off 1 Shout shout VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 TV TV NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 until until SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 switches switch VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 8 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 7 obj _ _ 9 off off ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | the TV | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **switch off** | present | TV | TV | | | | | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent itself=Patient | **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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