--- title: It is given that one is unable to attend a party. Select the respons… — Birthday parties · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that one is unable to attend a party. Select the response consistent with good manners. Exam question 2 of lesson 130 «Birthday parties» 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/130-birthday-parties/e2/) [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/) / [Birthday parties](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/130-birthday-parties/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Birthday parties It is given that one is unable to attend a party. Select the response consistent with good manners. **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** one, you · **What happens:** give, be, attend, select · **To what, where:** It, party, response This is exam question 2 of lesson 130 «Birthday parties» 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/130-birthday-parties/#e2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that one is unable to attend a party. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:e2:1 # text = It is given that one is unable to attend a party. 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 DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 det _ _ 5 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 unable unable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 attend attend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 party party NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . 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 | **is** | present | that one | | | | | unable *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **attend** | to-infinitive | that one *not said here* | a party | | | | | vn attend-107.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme party=Goal | 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:* Select the response consistent with good manners. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:e2:2 # text = Select the response consistent with good manners. 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 manners manners NOUN NNS Number=Ptan 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} "Your party sounds boring, so I'm not coming." ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:e2:o1:1 # text = "Your party sounds boring, so I'm not coming." 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 party party NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 sounds sound VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 boring boring ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 8 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 coming come VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sound** *in a quote* | present | Your party | | | | | boring *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **not** **come** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Say nothing at all and simply stay away on the day ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:e2:o2:1 # text = Say nothing at all and simply stay away on the day 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 1 obj _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 2 nmod _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 simply simply ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 stay stay VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 8 away away ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 9 on on ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | nothing | | all | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | | 2 | **stay away** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | day | away, simply *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Ask whether the party may be moved for you ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:e2:o3:1 # text = Ask whether the party may be moved for you 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 party party NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 moved move VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 ccomp _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **move** | may · passive | | the party | | | | for you | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} "Thank you for inviting me, I'm sorry I can't come." ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:e2:o4:1 # text = "Thank you for inviting me, I'm sorry I can't come." 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Thank thank VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 for for SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 inviting invite VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 6 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 parataxis _ _ 11 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 12 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 13 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 14 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* *in a quote* | present | | | you | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme | | 2 | **invite** *in a quote* | gerund | | | me | | | | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | sorry *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **not** **come** *in a quote* | can | I | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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