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title: A girl in Houston is told she can stay home alone for an hour. Which… — Home alone, keys and garden play · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl in Houston is told she can stay home alone for an hour. Which plan is best? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 116 «Home alone, keys and garden play» of the everyday 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 1 · ★★ · Home alone, keys and garden play

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A girl in Houston is told she can stay home alone for an hour. Which plan is best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** girl, plan · **What happens:** tell, stay, be · **To what, where:** girl · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 116 «Home alone, keys and garden play» 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/116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl in Houston is told she can stay home alone for an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:t1:1
# text = A girl in Houston is told she can stay home alone for an hour.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Houston	Houston	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
10	home	home	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | a girl in Houston |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stay** | can | girl |  |  |  | hour | alone, home *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 plan is best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:t1:2
# text = Which plan is best?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She can invite friends and cook pasta

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:t1:o1:1
# text = She can invite friends and cook pasta
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	invite	invite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invite** | can | She |  | friends |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient |
| 2 | **cook** | infinitive | She *not said here* | pasta |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pasta=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She tells the delivery man she is alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:t1:o2:1
# text = She tells the delivery man she is alone
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	delivery	delivery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | She |  | the delivery man |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent man=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She keeps the front door wide open so fresh air can come in all the time

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:t1:o3:1
# text = She keeps the front door wide open so fresh air can come in all the time
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	wide	wide	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	16	det:predet	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | She | the front door |  |  |  | open *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | can | fresh air |  |  |  | time |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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She knows when mum returns, how to call her, and not to use the oven

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:t1:o4:1
# text = She knows when mum returns, how to call her, and not to use the oven
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	5	mark	_	_
4	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	oven	oven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **return** | present | mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **call** | to-infinitive | mum *not said here* |  | mum |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 4 | **not** **use** | to-infinitive |  | the oven |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oven=Patient |

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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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