--- title: Sam broke the window with his ball and said his sister did it. His d… — Growing up, honesty and manners · tree and pragmatics description: Sam broke the window with his ball and said his sister did it. His dad found out. What is the likely result? 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What is the likely result? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Sam, sister, dad, likely result · **What happens:** break, say, do, find out, be · **To what, where:** window · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 104 «Growing up, honesty and manners» of the everyday 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/everyday/104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Sam broke the window with his ball and said his sister did it. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t3:1 # text = Sam broke the window with his ball and said his sister did it. 1 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 broke break VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 window window NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 ball ball NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 12 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 ccomp _ _ 13 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** | past | Sam | the window | | | | with Sam's ball | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent window=Patient with ball=Instrument | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Sam *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **do** | past | Sam's sister | window | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | 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:* His dad found out. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t3:2 # text = His dad found out. 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 out out ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find out** | past | Sam's dad | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* What is the likely result? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t3:3 # text = What is the likely result? 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 5 det _ _ 4 likely likely ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 result result NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the likely result | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} His dad finds it harder to believe him next time ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t3:o1:1 # text = His dad finds it harder to believe him next time 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 finds find VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 harder hard ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 3 xcomp _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 believe believe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | present | His dad | it | | | | hard *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic | | 2 | **believe** | to-infinitive | | dad | | | time | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nothing at all changes ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t3:o2:1 # text = Nothing at all changes 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 0 root _ _ 2 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 4 det _ _ 4 changes change NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} His dad trusts him even more now, because he spoke up quickly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t3:o3:1 # text = His dad trusts him even more now, because he spoke up quickly 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 trusts trust VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 even even ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 7 advmod _ _ 7 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 because because SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 12 up up ADP RP _ 11 compound:prt _ _ 13 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **trust** | present | His dad | him *= he* | | | now | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 2 | **speak up** *speech: other* | past | dad | | | | | quickly *property* | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} His sister gets a reward ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners:t3:o4:1 # text = His sister gets a reward 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 reward reward NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | His sister | a reward | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer reward=Stimulus | **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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