--- title: watching my little bro, need the loo for a sec — Being trusted and what to do with thin… · tree and pragmatics description: watching my little bro, need the loo for a sec Test 14 · ★ of lesson 286 «Being trusted and what to do with things you find» 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/286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find/t14/) [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/) / [Being trusted and what to do with thin…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find/) / t14 # Test 14 · ★ · Being trusted and what to do with things you find watching my little bro, need the loo for a sec **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** watch, need · **To what, where:** little bro, loo This is test 14 · ★ of lesson 286 «Being trusted and what to do with things you find» 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/286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find/#t14). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find:t14:1 # text = watching my little bro, need the loo for a sec 1 watching watch VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 2 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 3 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 bro bro NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 6 need need VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 loo loo NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 sec sec NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **watch** | gerund | | my little bro | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bro=Theme | | 2 | **need** | present | | the loo | | | | for a sec | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot loo=Theme | 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} Take him with you or call an adult first ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find:t14:o1:1 # text = Take him with you or call an adult first 1 Take take VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 with with ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 1 obl _ _ 5 or or CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 call call VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 7 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 adult adult NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | | him *= he* | | | with you | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination | | 2 | **call** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | a adult | | | first *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Leave him, it's only a second and he'll be fine ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find:t14:o2:1 # text = Leave him, it's only a second and he'll be fine 1 Leave leave VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 6 only only ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 second second NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 12 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 13 cop _ _ 13 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 2 | **is a** | present | it | a second | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | future | he | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Lock him in his room ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find:t14:o3:1 # text = Lock him in his room 1 Lock lock VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lock** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* | | his room | | | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Tell him to sit still ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find:t14:o4:1 # text = Tell him to sit still 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 iobj _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 sit sit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 5 still still ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | him *= he* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **sit** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | still | | vn assuming\_position-50 «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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