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title: Dad, grumpy, says: Turn that racket down now (he is shouting). Which… — Direct speech: inverted commas and new… · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad, grumpy, says: Turn that racket down now (he is shouting). Which is best? Test 8 of lesson 35 «Direct speech: inverted commas and new speakers» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 8 · Direct speech: inverted commas and new speakers

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Dad, grumpy, says: Turn that racket down now (he is shouting). Which is best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad · **What happens:** say, turn down, shout, be · **To what, where:** racket · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 35 «Direct speech: inverted commas and new speakers» of the English 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/english/35-direct-speech-inverted-commas-and-new-speakers/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad, grumpy, says: Turn that racket down now (he is shouting).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:35-direct-speech-inverted-commas-and-new-speakers:t8:1
# text = Dad, grumpy, says: Turn that racket down now (he is shouting).
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	racket	racket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **turn down** | infinitive |  | that racket |  |  | now | down *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent racket=Theme |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | present · progressive | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Which is best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:35-direct-speech-inverted-commas-and-new-speakers:t8:2
# text = Which is best?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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"Turn that racket down now," bellowed Dad?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:35-direct-speech-inverted-commas-and-new-speakers:t8:o1:1
# text = "Turn that racket down now," bellowed Dad?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
3	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	racket	racket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	_
9	bellowed	bellow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn down** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | that racket |  |  | now | down *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent racket=Theme |
| 2 | **bellow** | past |  | Dad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Turn that racket down now?" bellowed Dad.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:35-direct-speech-inverted-commas-and-new-speakers:t8:o2:1
# text = "Turn that racket down now?" bellowed Dad.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
3	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	racket	racket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
9	bellowed	bellow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn down** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | that racket |  |  | now | down *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent racket=Theme |
| 2 | **bellow** | past |  | Dad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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"Turn that racket down now!" bellowed Dad.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:35-direct-speech-inverted-commas-and-new-speakers:t8:o3:1
# text = "Turn that racket down now!" bellowed Dad.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
3	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	racket	racket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
9	bellowed	bellow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn down** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | that racket |  |  | now | down *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent racket=Theme |
| 2 | **bellow** | past |  | Dad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Turn that racket down now! "bellowed Dad."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:35-direct-speech-inverted-commas-and-new-speakers:t8:o4:1
# text = Turn that racket down now! "bellowed Dad."
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	racket	racket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	down	down	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	bellowed	bellow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn down** | imperative | you *not said here* | that racket |  |  | now | down *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent racket=Theme |
| 2 | **bellow** *in a quote* | past | you *not said here* | Dad |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dad=Theme |

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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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