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What is the best thing to do now? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** You, date, best thing · **What happens:** forget, not reply, pass, be, do This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 308 «Coins, pocket money, saving, spending wisely and planning time» 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/308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* You forgot to reply to a party invitation and the date has passed. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t10:1 # text = You forgot to reply to a party invitation and the date has passed. 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 forgot forget VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 reply reply VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 party party NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 invitation invitation NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 date date NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 12 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 passed pass VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **forget** | past | You | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **reply** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | | | | | to a party invitation | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to invitation=Theme | | 3 | **pass** | present · perfect | the date | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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. *Sentence 2:* What is the best thing to do now? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t10:2 # text = What is the best thing to do now? 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 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 acl _ _ 8 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the best thing | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | the best thing *not said here* | | | | now | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Turn up on the day without saying anything, since the host will make room ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t10:o1:1 # text = Turn up on the day without saying anything, since the host will make room 1 Turn turn VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 up up ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 6 without without SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 8 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 since since SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 host host NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 13 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 conj _ _ 15 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn up** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | day | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | you *not said here* | anything | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent anything=Topic | | 3 | **make** | future | the host | room | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset room=Product | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Ignore it because it is too late anyway ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t10:o2:1 # text = Ignore it because it is too late anyway 1 Ignore ignore VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 too too ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 late late ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 advcl _ _ 8 anyway anyway ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ignore** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | it | | | | | anyway, late *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Tell the host straight away whether you can come ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t10:o3:1 # text = Tell the host straight away whether you can come 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 host host NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 straight straight ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 away away ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 6 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the host | | | | away *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent host=Recipient | | 2 | **come** | can | you | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Ask a friend to go instead of you ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t10:o4:1 # text = Ask a friend to go instead of you 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 6 instead instead ADV RB ExtPos=ADP 8 case _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 6 fixed _ _ 8 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | | a friend | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | instead you | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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