--- title: A boy keeps finishing his friend's sentences because his friend stam… — Respect for first peoples, older peopl… · tree and pragmatics description: A boy keeps finishing his friend's sentences because his friend stammers. Why is that unhelpful? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 227 «Respect for first peoples, older people and people with disabilities» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/227-older-people-and-disabilities/t7/) [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/) / [Respect for first peoples, older peopl…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/227-older-people-and-disabilities/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★ · Respect for first peoples, older people and people with di… A boy keeps finishing his friend's sentences because his friend stammers. Why is that unhelpful? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, friend, that · **What happens:** keep, finish, stammer, sentence, be · **To what, where:** sentences This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 227 «Respect for first peoples, older people and people with disabilities» 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/227-older-people-and-disabilities/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A boy keeps finishing his friend's sentences because his friend stammers. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:227-older-people-and-disabilities:t7:1 # text = A boy keeps finishing his friend's sentences because his friend stammers. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 keeps keep VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 finishing finish VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 xcomp _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 sentences sentence NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 9 because because SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 12 stammers stammer VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | present | a boy | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **finish** | gerund | a boy *not said here* | boy's friend's sentences | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality sentence=Eventuality | | 3 | **stammer** *speech: other* | present | boy's friend | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **sentence** | | boy's friend | | | | | | nom sentence «communication transitive»: poss=agent | 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:* Why is that unhelpful? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:227-older-people-and-disabilities:t7:2 # text = Why is that unhelpful? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 4 unhelpful unhelpful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | that | | | | | unhelpful *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} It saves his friend from embarrassment ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:227-older-people-and-disabilities:t7:o1:1 # text = It saves his friend from embarrassment 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 saves save VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 embarrassment embarrassment NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **save** | present | It | his friend | | embarrassment | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent friend=Theme from embarrassment=Source | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} His friend knows what he wants to say and needs time ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:227-older-people-and-disabilities:t7:o2:1 # text = His friend knows what he wants to say and needs time 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 knows know VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 obj _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 11 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | present | His friend | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **want** | present | friend | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | friend *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **need** | present | friend *not said here* | | | | time | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is the best way to help stammering ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:227-older-people-and-disabilities:t7:o3:1 # text = It is the best way to help stammering 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 acl _ _ 8 stammering stammer VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | the best way | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **stammer** *speech: other* | gerund | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} It makes his friend speak more clearly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:227-older-people-and-disabilities:t7:o4:1 # text = It makes his friend speak more clearly 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 6 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 7 advmod _ _ 7 clearly clearly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | It | his friend | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | infinitive | his friend *not said here* | | | | | clearly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: 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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