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title: Kitchen door shuts, low voices, then Mum comes out with red eyes and… — Olympiad: what is really going on ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: Kitchen door shuts, low voices, then Mum comes out with red eyes and says «Gran's in hospital, we'll know more tomorrow.» What should you do now? Test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 61 «Olympiad: what is really going on ★★★» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Test 3 · ★★★ · Olympiad: what is really going on ★★★

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Kitchen door shuts, low voices, then Mum comes out with red eyes and says «Gran's in hospital, we'll know more tomorrow.» What should you do now?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Kitchen door, Mum, Gran, we, you · **What happens:** shut, come out, say, know, do · **To what, where:** low voices, hospital · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 61 «Olympiad: what is really going on ★★★» 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/61-olympiad-what-is-really-going-on/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kitchen door shuts, low voices, then Mum comes out with red eyes and says «Gran's in hospital, we'll know more tomorrow.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:61-olympiad-what-is-really-going-on:t3:1
# text = Kitchen door shuts, low voices, then Mum comes out with red eyes and says «Gran's in hospital, we'll know more tomorrow.»
1	Kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shuts	shut	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	voices	voice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
9	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	ccomp	_	_
26	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	27	amod	_	_
27	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shut** | present | Kitchen door | low voices |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent voice=Patient |
| 2 | **come out** | present | Mum |  |  |  | then | with red eyes | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Gran |  |  | hospital |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **know** *in a quote* | future | we |  |  |  | tomorrow |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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:* What should you do now?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:61-olympiad-what-is-really-going-on:t3:2
# text = What should you do now?
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	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | you |  |  |  | now |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Ask if you can help and wait for news

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:61-olympiad-what-is-really-going-on:t3:o1:1
# text = Ask if you can help and wait for news
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **help** *a condition, not said to happen* | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wait** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for news | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Ring Gran's hospital ward yourself straight away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:61-olympiad-what-is-really-going-on:t3:o2:1
# text = Ring Gran's hospital ward yourself straight away
1	Ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ward	ward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	nmod	_	_
7	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Tell your class Gran is very ill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:61-olympiad-what-is-really-going-on:t3:o3:1
# text = Tell your class Gran is very ill
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | your class |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent class=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Gran |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Listen at the door to find out more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:61-olympiad-what-is-really-going-on:t3:o4:1
# text = Listen at the door to find out more
1	Listen	listen	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	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the door | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at door=Theme |
| 2 | **find out** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

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