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title: heard mum on the phone whispering "they're splitting up, don't tell… — Your uh-oh feeling · tree and pragmatics
description: heard mum on the phone whispering "they're splitting up, don't tell the kids", now my tummy feels funny Test 21 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Your uh-oh feeling» 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 21 · ★★ · Your uh-oh feeling

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heard mum on the phone whispering "they're splitting up, don't tell the kids", now my tummy feels funny

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** they, tummy · **What happens:** hear, whisper, split up, not tell, feel · **To what, where:** mum, phone, kids · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 21 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Your uh-oh feeling» 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/19-uh-oh-feeling/#t21).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:t21:1
# text = heard mum on the phone whispering "they're splitting up, don't tell the kids", now my tummy feels funny
1	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	whispering	whisper	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	splitting	split	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	23	advmod	_	_
21	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
23	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
24	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past |  | mum |  | the phone |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **split up** *in a quote* | present · progressive | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support |  |  | the kids |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent kid=Recipient |
| 5 | **feel** | present | my tummy |  |  |  | now | funny *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means they are moving house, nothing to feel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:t21:o1:1
# text = It means they are moving house, nothing to feel
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	parataxis	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **move** | present · progressive | they | house |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
| 3 | **feel** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Someone's parents may be divorcing; it is ok to feel worried, so talk to mum or another trusted adult

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:t21:o2:1
# text = Someone's parents may be divorcing; it is ok to feel worried, so talk to mum or another trusted adult
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	divorcing	divorce	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	ok	ok	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	csubj	_	_
13	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	22	det	_	_
21	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	amod	_	_
22	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divorce** | may · progressive | Someone's parents |  |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | ok *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | worried *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **talk** | infinitive | Someone's parents *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to mum or another trusted adult | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to mum=Co-Agent |
| 5 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It means you are in trouble, so hide

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:t21:o3:1
# text = It means you are in trouble, so hide
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  | trouble |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hide** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means you must tell all your friends right away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:t21:o4:1
# text = It means you must tell all your friends right away
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	iobj	_	_
9	right	right	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | must | you |  | your friends |  |  | away *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient |

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