--- title: At lunch someone says «Her family is weird, she only has a grandma».… — Compliments and respecting differences · tree and pragmatics description: At lunch someone says «Her family is weird, she only has a grandma». What is the fair reply? Test 6 · ★ 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 wa --- [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/t6/) [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/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★ · Compliments and respecting differences At lunch someone says «Her family is weird, she only has a grandma». What is the fair reply? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** someone, family, she, fair reply · **What happens:** say, be, have · **To what, where:** lunch, grandma · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* At lunch someone says «Her family is weird, she only has a grandma». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t6:1 # text = At lunch someone says «Her family is weird, she only has a grandma». 1 At at ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 lunch lunch NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 3 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 4 nsubj _ _ 4 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 weird weird ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 only only ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 grandma grandma NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 » » PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | someone | | | lunch | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Her family | | | | | weird *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **have** *in a quote* | present | she | a grandma | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandma=Patient | 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:* What is the fair reply? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t6:2 # text = What is the fair reply? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 reply reply NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the fair reply | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Say nothing, as it is just a fact ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t6:o1:1 # text = Say nothing, as it is just a fact 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 4 as as SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 7 just just ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 fact fact NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **is a** | present | it | a fact | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Families come in many shapes, and all deserve respect ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t6:o2:1 # text = Families come in many shapes, and all deserve respect 1 Families family NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 in in ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 shapes shape NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 9 nsubj _ _ 9 deserve deserve VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 respect respect NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come in** | present | Families | many shapes | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **deserve** | present | all | respect | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Ask the girl to explain her family to everyone at the table ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t6:o3:1 # text = Ask the girl to explain her family to everyone at the table 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 iobj _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 explain explain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 6 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 5 obl _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | | the girl | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent girl=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | girl's family | everyone | the table | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent family=Topic to everyone=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Agree, so that you do not get teased about it too ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t6:o4:1 # text = Agree, so that you do not get teased about it too 1 Agree agree VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 3 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 9 mark _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 3 fixed _ _ 5 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 8 get get AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 teased tease VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 ccomp _ _ 10 about about ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obl _ _ 12 too too ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **tease** | present · passive · do-support | | you | | | | about it | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | **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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