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# Test 21 · ★★ · A guest at the table, and manners on the phone

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on the phone mum laughs "oh they're properly loved up, those two, wedding bells soon" — you ask what that means

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** those, you, that · **What happens:** laugh, love up, bell, ask, mean · **To what, where:** they · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 21 · ★★ of lesson 128 «A guest at the table, and manners on the phone» 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/128-guest-at-the-table-and-the-phone/#t21).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:128-guest-at-the-table-and-the-phone:t21:1
# text = on the phone mum laughs "oh they're properly loved up, those two, wedding bells soon" — you ask what that means
1	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
5	laughs	laugh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	11	discourse	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj	_	_
15	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	_
19	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
21	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
22	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	ask	ask	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
24	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	26	obj	_	_
25	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	26	nsubj	_	_
26	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | present |  |  |  |  |  | on the phone mum | tree rules |
| 2 | **love up** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | they |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 3 | **bell** *in a quote* |  | those |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **mean** | present | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=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 {#o1}

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Two people are ill and staying in bed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:128-guest-at-the-table-and-the-phone:t21:o1:1
# text = Two people are ill and staying in bed
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Two people |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stay** | gerund | Two people *not said here* |  |  | bed |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bed=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Somebody bought new bells for a church

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:128-guest-at-the-table-and-the-phone:t21:o2:1
# text = Somebody bought new bells for a church
1	Somebody	Somebody	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | Somebody | new bells |  |  |  | for a church | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent bell=Theme for church=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The couple are very much in love and may get married

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:128-guest-at-the-table-and-the-phone:t21:o3:1
# text = The couple are very much in love and may get married
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the couple |  |  | love |  | much *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **marry** | may · passive | the couple *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V» |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Two people got locked up and need help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:128-guest-at-the-table-and-the-phone:t21:o4:1
# text = Two people got locked up and need help
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lock up** | past · passive |  | Two people |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **need** | present |  | help |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme |

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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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