--- title: Which compliment might make someone uncomfortable even if it is mean… — Compliments and respecting differences · tree and pragmatics description: Which compliment might make someone uncomfortable even if it is meant kindly? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 226 «Compliments and respecting differences» 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/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t3/) [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/) / [Compliments and respecting differences](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/) / t3 # Test 3 · ★ · Compliments and respecting differences Which compliment might make someone uncomfortable even if it is meant kindly? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** compliment · **What happens:** make, mean · **To what, where:** someone, compliment This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 226 «Compliments and respecting differences» 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/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/#t3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t3:1 # text = Which compliment might make someone uncomfortable even if it is meant kindly? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 compliment compliment NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 4 obj _ _ 6 uncomfortable uncomfortable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ 7 even even ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 8 if if SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj:pass _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 meant mean VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 advcl _ _ 12 kindly kindly ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | might | which compliment | someone | | | | uncomfortable *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product | | 2 | **mean** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive | | compliment | | | | kindly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} «You've lost loads of weight» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t3:o1:1 # text = «You've lost loads of weight» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 've have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 loads load NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 weight weight NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** *in a quote* | present · perfect | You | loads of weight | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} «That was a really clever answer» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t3:o2:1 # text = «That was a really clever answer» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 5 really really ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 clever clever ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 » » PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | That | a clever answer | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} «I love your story about the dragon» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t3:o3:1 # text = «I love your story about the dragon» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 love love VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **love** *in a quote* | present | I | your story | | | | about the dragon | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer story=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} «You were so kind to help Sam» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t3:o4:1 # text = «You were so kind to help Sam» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 kind kind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | You | | | | | kind *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **help** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | | Sam | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sam=Beneficiary | **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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