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title: new teacher says call me mr patel, can i just say raj — Greeting adults and teachers · tree and pragmatics
description: new teacher says call me mr patel, can i just say raj Test 11 of lesson 121 «Greeting adults and teachers» 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 11 · Greeting adults and teachers

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new teacher says call me mr patel, can i just say raj

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** new teacher, i · **What happens:** say, call · **To what, where:** me, raj · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 of lesson 121 «Greeting adults and teachers» 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/121-greeting-adults-and-teachers/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:t11:1
# text = new teacher says call me mr patel, can i just say raj
1	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	mr	mr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
7	patel	Patel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	raj	raj	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | new teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **call** | infinitive |  |  | me |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | can | i | raj |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent raj=Topic |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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No, say Mr Patel until he asks you to use his first name

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:t11:o1:1
# text = No, say Mr Patel until he asks you to use his first name
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	Patel	Patel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	amod	_	_
14	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | Mr |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mr=Topic |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Mr |  | you |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **use** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Mr *not said here* | Mr's first name |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient |
| 4 | **name** |  | Mr |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, if you say it with a smile

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:t11:o2:1
# text = Yes, if you say it with a smile
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | you | it |  |  |  | with a smile | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent it=Theme with smile=Manner |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Yes, teachers prefer nicknames

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:t11:o3:1
# text = Yes, teachers prefer nicknames
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	prefer	prefer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	nicknames	nickname	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prefer** | present | teachers | nicknames |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nickname=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, first names are friendlier and teachers secretly like them more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:t11:o4:1
# text = Yes, first names are friendlier and teachers secretly like them more
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	friendlier	friendly	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
12	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | first names |  |  |  |  | like teachers *= teacher*; friendly, secretly *property* | tree rules |

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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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