--- title: «ask for hóngshāoròu, it's the best» at a friend's who doesn't eat p… — Dinner at the friend's house · tree and pragmatics description: «ask for hóngshāoròu, it's the best» at a friend's who doesn't eat pork. What's right? Test 5 of lesson 11 «Dinner at the friend's house» of the Chinese street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/11-dinner-at-the-friends-house/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/) / [Chinese street](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/) / [Dinner at the friend's house](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/11-dinner-at-the-friends-house/) / t5 # Test 5 · Dinner at the friend's house «ask for hóngshāoròu, it's the best» at a friend's who doesn't eat pork. What's right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, hóngshāoròu, friend · **What happens:** ask, be, not eat · **To what, where:** pork This is test 5 of lesson 11 «Dinner at the friend's house» of the Chinese street 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/chinese-street/11-dinner-at-the-friends-house/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «ask for hóngshāoròu, it's the best» at a friend's who doesn't eat pork. ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:11-dinner-at-the-friends-house:t5:1 # text = «ask for hóngshāoròu, it's the best» at a friend's who doesn't eat pork. 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 hóngshāoròu hóngshāoròu NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 10 » » PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 's 's PART POS _ 13 case _ _ 15 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 18 nsubj _ _ 16 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 17 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 18 advmod _ _ 18 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 acl:relcl _ _ 19 pork pork NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | for hóngshāoròu | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | hóngshāoròu | | | | | at a friend; good *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **eat** | present · do-support | a friend | pork | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pork=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's right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:11-dinner-at-the-friends-house:t5:2 # text = What's right? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Bring some yourself in a box ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:11-dinner-at-the-friends-house:t5:o1:1 # text = Bring some yourself in a box 1 Bring bring VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 1 obj _ _ 3 yourself yourself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 1 obl _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 box box NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring** | imperative | you *not said here* | some | | a box | | yourself *obl* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent some=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Tell them it's rude not to cook it ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:11-dinner-at-the-friends-house:t5:o2:1 # text = Tell them it's rude not to cook it 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 iobj _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 rude rude ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 ccomp _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 cook cook VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | them *= they* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient | | 2 | **is** | present | it | | | | | rude *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **cook** | to-infinitive | | it | | | | | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Don't ask; they won't cook it, and that's fine ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:11-dinner-at-the-friends-house:t5:o3:1 # text = Don't ask; they won't cook it, and that's fine 1 Do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 2 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 6 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 7 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 cook cook VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 12 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 14 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 14 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **not** **cook** | future | they | it | | | | | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 3 | **is** | present | that | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Ask loudly, they'll make it specially for a guest ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:11-dinner-at-the-friends-house:t5:o4:1 # text = Ask loudly, they'll make it specially for a guest 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 loudly loudly ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 parataxis _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 specially specially ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 guest guest NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | loudly *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **make** | future | they | it | | | | for a guest; specially *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent it=Material for guest=Beneficiary | **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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