--- title: dad promised the zoo but now he's gotta work — Promises · tree and pragmatics description: dad promised the zoo but now he's gotta work Test 12 · ★ 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 wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/199-promises/t12/) [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/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · Promises dad promised the zoo but now he's gotta work **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad · **What happens:** promise, be · **To what, where:** zoo, gotta work This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 199 «Promises» 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/199-promises/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:t12:1 # text = dad promised the zoo but now he's gotta work 1 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 promised promise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 zoo zoo NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 but but CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 6 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 10 advmod _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 9 gotta gotta ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | dad | the zoo | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent zoo=Theme | | 2 | **is a** | present | dad | gotta work | | | now | | tree rules | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Scream and shout at him until he gives in and goes ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:t12:o1:1 # text = Scream and shout at him until he gives in and goes 1 Scream scream VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 and and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 3 shout shout VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ _ 6 until until SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 gives give VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 9 in in ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **scream** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | at him *= he* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **give in** | present | he | | | | | | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **go** | present | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Talk calmly about it, things change sometimes ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:t12:o2:1 # text = Talk calmly about it, things change sometimes 1 Talk talk VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 calmly calmly ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 about about ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 change change VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 8 sometimes sometimes ADV RB PronType=Ind 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **talk** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | about it; calmly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic | | 2 | **change** | present | things | | | | | sometimes *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Say he never keeps any of his promises, so he owes you ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:t12:o3:1 # text = Say he never keeps any of his promises, so he owes you 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 keeps keep VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ 5 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 4 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 promises promise NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 owes owe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 13 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **keep** | present | he | any | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent any=Theme | | 3 | **owe** | present | he | you | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent you=Theme | | 4 | **promise** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Never trust him again about anything he promises ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:t12:o4:1 # text = Never trust him again about anything he promises 1 Never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 trust trust VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 again again ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 2 obl _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 promises promise VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **trust** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* | | | again | about anything | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | he | | | | | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | **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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