--- title: at the table nan said "excuse me, that's not for little ears" when a… — Excuse me, and good manners at the table · tree and pragmatics description: at the table nan said "excuse me, that's not for little ears" when auntie talked bout her ex Test 20 of lesson 127 «Excuse me, and good manners at the table» 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 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/127-excuse-me-and-table-manners/t20/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Excuse me, and good manners at the table](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/127-excuse-me-and-table-manners/) / t20 # Test 20 · Excuse me, and good manners at the table at the table nan said "excuse me, that's not for little ears" when auntie talked bout her ex **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** that, auntie · **What happens:** say, excuse, not be, talk · **To what, where:** table nan, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 20 of lesson 127 «Excuse me, and good manners at the table» 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/127-excuse-me-and-table-manners/#t20). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:t20:1 # text = at the table nan said "excuse me, that's not for little ears" when auntie talked bout her ex 1 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 nan nan NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 5 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 excuse excuse VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 ccomp _ _ 8 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 10 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 15 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 15 advmod _ _ 13 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 ears ear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 17 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 19 advmod _ _ 18 auntie auntie NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ _ 19 talked talk VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 20 bout bout ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 ex ex NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | | | | the table nan | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **excuse** *in a quote* | infinitive | | me | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme | | 3 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | that | | | | | for little ears | tree rules | | 4 | **talk** | past | auntie | | | | | bout auntie's ex | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} Tell her to stop talking ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:t20:o1:1 # text = Tell her to stop talking 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 iobj _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 stop stop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 5 talking talk VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | her *= she* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **talk** | gerund | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Her ex is a partner she used to be with; it is grown-up private talk, so politely let them talk ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:t20:o2:1 # text = Her ex is a partner she used to be with; it is grown-up private talk, so politely let them talk 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 ex ex NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 partner partner NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 used use VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 be be VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ; ; PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 up up ADP RP _ 14 compound:prt _ _ 17 private private ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 talk talk NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 so so ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 21 politely politely ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 22 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 23 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ _ 24 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 22 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Her ex | a partner | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **use** | past | she | a partner *not said here* | | | | | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent partner=Theme clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **be** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **grow up** | present · passive | | ex | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: subject=Beneficiary talk=Product | | 5 | **let** | infinitive | | them *= they* | | | | politely *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **talk** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | | | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Shout "ex what?" loudly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:t20:o3:1 # text = Shout "ex what?" loudly 1 Shout shout VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ex ex NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 7 loudly loudly 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* | ex | | | | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ex=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} Ask auntie for all the details ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:t20:o4:1 # text = Ask auntie for all the details 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 auntie auntie NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 6 det:predet _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 details detail NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | auntie | | | | for all details | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent auntie=Recipient | **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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