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title: Gossip: "His wife? Went away for a rest after the baby, if you know… — Soft words for hard things: illness, d… · tree and pragmatics
description: Gossip: "His wife? Went away for a rest after the baby, if you know what I mean." What is the speaker hinting at? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 5 «Soft words for hard things: illness, disability and the body» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 5 · ★ · Soft words for hard things: illness, disability and the body

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Gossip: "His wife? Went away for a rest after the baby, if you know what I mean." What is the speaker hinting at?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, I, speaker · **What happens:** go away, know, mean, be, hint · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 5 «Soft words for hard things: illness, disability and the body» of the euphemisms 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/euphemisms/5-drink-mind-and-body/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gossip: "His wife?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:5-drink-mind-and-body:t5:1
# text = Gossip: "His wife?
1	Gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* Went away for a rest after the baby, if you know what I mean."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:5-drink-mind-and-body:t5:2
# text = Went away for a rest after the baby, if you know what I mean."
1	Went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	obj	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go away** | past |  |  |  |  | after the baby | for a rest; away *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for rest=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **know** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **mean** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What is the speaker hinting at?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:5-drink-mind-and-body:t5:3
# text = What is the speaker hinting at?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	speaker	speaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	hinting	hint	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the speaker |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hint** *speech: other* | gerund | the speaker *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

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

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She spent time in a mental hospital

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:5-drink-mind-and-body:t5:o1:1
# text = She spent time in a mental hospital
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | She |  |  | a mental hospital | time |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She went on a nice holiday by the seaside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:5-drink-mind-and-body:t5:o2:1
# text = She went on a nice holiday by the seaside
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	seaside	seaside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | She |  |  | a nice holiday |  | by the seaside | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on holiday=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She slept a lot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:5-drink-mind-and-body:t5:o3:1
# text = She slept a lot
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | She | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She visited her mother

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:5-drink-mind-and-body:t5:o4:1
# text = She visited her mother
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | She | her mother |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mother=Co-Agent |

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