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title: Two weeks pass and you forgot to answer an invitation that said "RSV… — Birthday parties · tree and pragmatics
description: Two weeks pass and you forgot to answer an invitation that said "RSVP by Friday". What is the problem? Test 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 right.
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# Test 2 · ★ · Birthday parties

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Two weeks pass and you forgot to answer an invitation that said "RSVP by Friday". What is the problem?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Two weeks, you, invitation, problem · **What happens:** pass, forget, not answer, say, be · **To what, where:** invitation · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 130 «Birthday parties» 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/130-birthday-parties/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Two weeks pass and you forgot to answer an invitation that said "RSVP by Friday".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:t2:1
# text = Two weeks pass and you forgot to answer an invitation that said "RSVP by Friday".
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pass	pass	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	invitation	invitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	RSVP	rsvp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	ccomp	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | present | Two weeks |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **forget** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **answer** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a invitation |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent invitation=Eventuality |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a invitation |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the problem?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:t2:2
# text = What is the problem?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the problem |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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You must now bring two presents

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:t2:o1:1
# text = You must now bring two presents
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
4	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	presents	present	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | must | You | two presents |  |  | now |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent present=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Your invitation stops being valid forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:t2:o2:1
# text = Your invitation stops being valid forever
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	invitation	invitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	valid	valid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | Your invitation |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | Your invitation *not said here* |  |  |  |  | forever, valid *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **invite** |  | Your |  |  |  |  |  | nom invitation «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The host does not know how many children to plan for

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:t2:o3:1
# text = The host does not know how many children to plan for
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	plan	plan	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | the host | many children |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |
| 2 | **plan** | to-infinitive | the host *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The host will cancel the whole party

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:t2:o4:1
# text = The host will cancel the whole party
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cancel	cancel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | future | the host | the whole party |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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