--- title: It is given that a friend proposes an activity contrary to one's fam… — Video calls and visiting a friend's ho… · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a friend proposes an activity contrary to one's family rules during a visit. Determine the correct course of action. 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Determine the correct course of action. **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friend, one, you · **What happens:** give, propose, rule, determine · **To what, where:** It, activity contrary, family rules, correct course This is exam question 4 of lesson 129 «Video calls and visiting a friend's house» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends/#e4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a friend proposes an activity contrary to one's family rules during a visit. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:e4:1 # text = It is given that a friend proposes an activity contrary to one's family rules during a visit. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 proposes propose VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 8 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 activity activity NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 contrary contrary NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 12 one one PRON PRP Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's 's PART POS _ 12 case _ _ 14 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod _ _ 16 during during ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 visit visit NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **propose** | present | a friend | a activity contrary | one's family rules during a visit | | | | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent contrary=Theme to rule=Recipient | | 3 | **rule** | | one | | | | during a visit | | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent during=obl | 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. *Sentence 2:* Determine the correct course of action. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:e4:2 # text = Determine the correct course of action. 1 Determine determine VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 correct correct ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 course course NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 action action NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the correct course of action | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Agree, provided nobody finds out about it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:e4:o1:1 # text = Agree, provided nobody finds out about it 1 Agree agree VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 provided provide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 advcl _ _ 4 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 5 nsubj _ _ 5 finds find VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 6 out out ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **provide** | participle | nobody *not said here* | | | | | | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition | | 3 | **find out** | present | nobody | | | | | about it | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic | ### Option 2 {#o2} Agree, because the host's house is different ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:e4:o2:1 # text = Agree, because the host's house is different 1 Agree agree VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 host host NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | the host's house | | | | | different *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Say nothing and go along with the friend ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:e4:o3:1 # text = Say nothing and go along with the friend 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 1 obj _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 along along ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | nothing | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | | 2 | **go along** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | with the friend; along *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with friend=Beneficiary | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Say no, and phone one's parents if needed ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:e4:o4:1 # text = Say no, and phone one's parents if needed 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 no no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 1 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 5 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 parents parent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ 9 if if SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 needed need VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | phone one's parents | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **need** *a condition, not said to happen* | participle | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | **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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