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title: Gran: "In my day we didn't have all these PINs and profiles." Why do… — Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up… · tree and pragmatics
description: Gran: "In my day we didn't have all these PINs and profiles." Why do families use them now? Test 9 · ★★ 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 pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 9 · ★★ · Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up, and parental contr…

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Gran: "In my day we didn't have all these PINs and profiles." Why do families use them now?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** we, families · **What happens:** not have, use · **To what, where:** PINs

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This is test 9 · ★★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gran: "In my day we didn't have all these PINs and profiles."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t9:1
# text = Gran: "In my day we didn't have all these PINs and profiles."
1	Gran	gran	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	appos	_	_
11	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	13	det:predet	_	_
12	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	PINs	pin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	profiles	profile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** *in a quote* | past · do-support | we | all PINs and profiles |  |  | day |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pin=Patient |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Why do families use them now?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t9:2
# text = Why do families use them now?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · do-support | families | PINs *= pin* |  |  | now |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Profiles help families pay less for their films

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t9:o1:1
# text = Profiles help families pay less for their films
1	Profiles	profile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Profiles | families |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent family=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** | infinitive | families *not said here* | less |  |  |  | for Profiles's films | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent less=Asset for film=Theme |
| 3 | **film** |  | Profiles *= profile* |  |  |  |  |  | nom film «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The law now forbids any TV without a PIN

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t9:o2:1
# text = The law now forbids any TV without a PIN
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
4	forbids	forbid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	PIN	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forbid** | present | the law | any TV |  |  | now | without a PIN | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer tv=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Screens can reach many more films, so they help filter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t9:o3:1
# text = Screens can reach many more films, so they help filter
1	Screens	screen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	filter	filter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | can | Screens | many more films |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent film=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | present | Screens *= screen* | filter |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent filter=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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PINs make films look better and brighter on new televisions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls:t9:o4:1
# text = PINs make films look better and brighter on new televisions
1	PINs	pin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	brighter	bright	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	televisions	television	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | PINs | films |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive | films *not said here* |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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**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.

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