--- title: mate said "my dad says the teacher only got the job cos she's going… — Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pran… · tree and pragmatics description: mate said "my dad says the teacher only got the job cos she's going out with the head" — is that fair to repeat? Test 22 · ★ of lesson 278 «Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pranks that harm» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play/t22/) [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/) / [Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pran…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play/) / t22 # Test 22 · ★ · Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pranks that harm mate said "my dad says the teacher only got the job cos she's going out with the head" — is that fair to repeat? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, dad, teacher, that · **What happens:** say, get, go out, be, repeat · **To what, where:** job · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 22 · ★ of lesson 278 «Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pranks that harm» 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/278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play/#t22). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t22:1 # text = mate said "my dad says the teacher only got the job cos she's going out with the head" — is that fair to repeat? 1 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 9 only only ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 job job NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 13 cos cos SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 14 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 advcl _ _ 17 out out ADP RP _ 16 compound:prt _ _ 18 with with ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 " " PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ _ 22 — - PUNCT : _ 25 punct _ _ 23 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 24 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 25 nsubj _ _ 25 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 27 repeat repeat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 csubj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | my dad | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **get** *in a quote* | past | the teacher | the job | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer job=Stimulus | | 4 | **go out** *in a quote* | present · progressive | teacher | | | | | with the head | vn interact-36.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with head=Co-Agent | | 5 | **is** | present | that | | | | | fair *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **repeat** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | 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} Yes, dads always know ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t22:o1:1 # text = Yes, dads always know 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 dads dad NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 4 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 5 advmod _ _ 5 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | present | dads | | | | | always *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Yes, tell the teacher to her face so she knows what people say ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t22:o2:1 # text = Yes, tell the teacher to her face so she knows what people say 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 9 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 10 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 knows know VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 12 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 14 obj _ _ 13 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nsubj _ _ 14 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | the teacher | | | to teacher's face | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Topic to face=Recipient | | 2 | **know** | present | teacher | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} No; it's a rumour about someone's private life ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t22:o3:1 # text = No; it's a rumour about someone's private life 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 rumour rumour NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 private private ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | it | a rumour | | | | about someone's private life | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Yes, but only to your friends ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t22:o4:1 # text = Yes, but only to your friends 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 but but CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 4 only only ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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