--- title: Identify the principal manner of speaking appropriate to a relative… — Greeting friends and relatives · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal manner of speaking appropriate to a relative who hears with difficulty. 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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/122-greeting-friends-and-relatives/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:122-greeting-friends-and-relatives:e1:1 # text = Identify the principal manner of speaking appropriate to a relative who hears with difficulty. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 of of SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 speaking speak VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 acl _ _ 7 appropriate appropriate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 relative relative NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 11 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 12 nsubj _ _ 12 hears hear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 acl:relcl _ _ 13 with with ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 difficulty difficulty NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal manner | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | | 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | the principal manner *not said here* | | | | | to a relative; appropriate *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to relative=Co-Agent | | 3 | **hear** | present | a relative | | | | | with difficulty | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer | 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 {#o1} Shout loudly from the next room over ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:122-greeting-friends-and-relatives:e1:o1:1 # text = Shout loudly from the next room over 1 Shout shout VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 loudly loudly ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 over over ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | the next room | | loudly, over *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Face them and speak clearly, a bit louder ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:122-greeting-friends-and-relatives:e1:o2:1 # text = Face them and speak clearly, a bit louder 1 Face face VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 speak speak VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 clearly clearly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 bit bit NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 9 louder loud ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 8 amod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **face** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* | | | | a bit *obl* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme they=Destination | | 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | you *not said here* | | | | | clearly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Whisper close behind their back ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:122-greeting-friends-and-relatives:e1:o3:1 # text = Whisper close behind their back 1 Whisper whisper NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 close close ADV RB Degree=Pos 1 advmod _ _ 3 behind behind ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 back back NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} Speak quickly so it takes less time ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:122-greeting-friends-and-relatives:e1:o4:1 # text = Speak quickly so it takes less time 1 Speak speak VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 so so SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 takes take VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 6 less less ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 7 amod _ _ 7 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | quickly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **take** | present | it | | | | time | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | **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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