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title: heard mum n dad arguing in the bedroom bout "who she was texting" — Bedroom, living room and manners at home · tree and pragmatics
description: heard mum n dad arguing in the bedroom bout "who she was texting" Test 21 of lesson 119 «Bedroom, living room and manners at home» 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 21 · Bedroom, living room and manners at home

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heard mum n dad arguing in the bedroom bout "who she was texting"

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** n dad, bedroom bout · **What happens:** hear, argue, be · **To what, where:** mum, bedroom bout, texting · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 21 of lesson 119 «Bedroom, living room and manners at home» 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/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/#t21).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners:t21:1
# text = heard mum n dad arguing in the bedroom bout "who she was texting"
1	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	n	n	X	FW	_	4	compound	_	_
4	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	arguing	argue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	bout	bout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	texting	texting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past |  | mum |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | gerund | n dad *not said here* |  |  | the bedroom bout |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | the bedroom bout | texting |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Read the texts on mum's phone yourself to find out who she was texting and tell dad

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners:t21:o1:1
# text = Read the texts on mum's phone yourself to find out who she was texting and tell dad
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	texts	text	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	obj	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	texting	text	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
18	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the texts |  | mum's phone |  | yourself *obl* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent text=Topic |
| 2 | **find out** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **text** | past · progressive | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | dad |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dad=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It is not your fault; do not spread it, and tell a trusted adult if you are worried

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners:t21:o2:1
# text = It is not your fault; do not spread it, and tell a trusted adult if you are worried
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | It | your fault |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **spread** | infinitive · do-support |  | fault |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | a trusted adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 4 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | worried *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Tell everyone at school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners:t21:o3:1
# text = Tell everyone at school
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	iobj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | everyone | school |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Go in and pick a side, because they need you to tell them who is right

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners:t21:o4:1
# text = Go in and pick a side, because they need you to tell them who is right
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	iobj	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go in** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pick** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a side |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient |
| 3 | **need** | present | they | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |
| 5 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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