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title: did u hear Jack promised to watch his little bro at the park but wen… — Promises · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear Jack promised to watch his little bro at the park but went off with mates n the kid got all the way to the motorway!! Test 16 · ★ 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 ch
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# Test 16 · ★ · Promises

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did u hear Jack promised to watch his little bro at the park but went off with mates n the kid got all the way to the motorway!!

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, Jack, kid · **What happens:** hear, promise, watch, go off, get · **To what, where:** little bro, park, way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 16 · ★ 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/#t16).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:t16:1
# text = did u hear Jack promised to watch his little bro at the park but went off with mates n the kid got all the way to the motorway!!
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
16	off	off	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	n	n	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
23	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	25	det:predet	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
26	to	to	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | Jack |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **watch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Jack *not said here* | Jack's little bro |  | the park |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bro=Theme |
| 4 | **go off** | past | Jack *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with mates | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **get** | past | the kid | all way |  |  |  | to the motorway | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer way=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 -->
Leaving is fine if mates ask

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:t16:o1:1
# text = Leaving is fine if mates ask
1	Leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ask	ask	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | mates |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Promises to little brothers and sisters don't count as much as ones to friends

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:t16:o2:1
# text = Promises to little brothers and sisters don't count as much as ones to friends
1	Promises	promise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	as	as	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obj	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | Promises to little brothers and sisters | much |  |  |  | as ones; to friends | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent much=Theme as one=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Little kids never wander off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:t16:o3:1
# text = Little kids never wander off
1	Little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	wander	wander	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **wander off** | present | Little kids |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A promise to keep someone safe must be kept; "motorway" may be exaggerated

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:199-promises:t16:o4:1
# text = A promise to keep someone safe must be kept; "motorway" may be exaggerated
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | must · passive |  | a promise |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **exaggerate** | may · passive |  | motorway |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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