--- title: It is given that one is unable to keep a promise owing to illness. D… — Promises · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that one is unable to keep a promise owing to illness. Determine the appropriate course of action. Exam question 2 of lesson 199 «Promises» 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 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/199-promises/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/) / [Promises](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/199-promises/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Promises It is given that one is unable to keep a promise owing to illness. Determine the appropriate course of action. **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** one, promise, you · **What happens:** give, be, keep, owe, determine · **To what, where:** It, promise, illness, appropriate course This is exam question 2 of lesson 199 «Promises» 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/199-promises/#e2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that one is unable to keep a promise owing to illness. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:e2:1 # text = It is given that one is unable to keep a promise owing to illness. 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 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 promise promise NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 owing owe VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 acl _ _ 13 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 illness illness NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . 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 | **keep** | to-infinitive | that one *not said here* | a promise | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme | | 4 | **owe** | gerund | a promise *not said here* | | | | | to illness *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to illness=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:* Determine the appropriate course of action. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:e2:2 # text = Determine the appropriate 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 appropriate appropriate 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 appropriate course of action | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Say nothing and hope the person forgets about it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:e2:o1:1 # text = Say nothing and hope the person forgets about it 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 hope hope VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 forgets forget VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 8 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 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 | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | | 2 | **hope** | present | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 3 | **forget** | present | the person | | | | | about it | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Tell the person as early as possible and say sorry ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:e2:o2:1 # text = Tell the person as early as possible and say sorry 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 as as ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 early early ADV RB Degree=Pos 1 advmod _ _ 6 as as SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 possible possible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 advcl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 10 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | the person | | | early *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent person=Recipient | | 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Make a new promise without mentioning the old one ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:e2:o3:1 # text = Make a new promise without mentioning the old one 1 Make make VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 promise promise NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 without without SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 mentioning mention VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | a new promise | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset promise=Product | | 2 | **mention** *speech: other* | gerund | you *not said here* | the old one | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent one=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} Blame someone else for the promise not being kept ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:e2:o4:1 # text = Blame someone else for the promise not being kept 1 Blame blame VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 1 obj _ _ 3 else else ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 promise promise NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 8 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 kept keep VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **blame** | imperative | you *not said here* | someone | | | | for the promise | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent someone=Theme for promise=Attribute | | 2 | **not** **keep** | gerund · passive | | the promise *not said here* | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP» | **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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