--- title: kids say the dinner lady "is just a dinner lady, doesn't matter if y… — Manners: greeting every worker, handsh… · tree and pragmatics description: kids say the dinner lady "is just a dinner lady, doesn't matter if you're rude". pass it on? 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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/323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners/#t14). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:t14:1 # text = kids say the dinner lady "is just a dinner lady, doesn't matter if you're rude". pass it on? 1 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 dinner dinner NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 8 just just ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 dinner dinner NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 14 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 15 advmod _ _ 15 matter matter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 acl:relcl _ _ 16 if if SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 17 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 19 rude rude ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 csubj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 " " PUNCT '' _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ 22 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 parataxis _ _ 23 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ _ 24 on on ADP RP _ 22 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 25 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | kids | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the dinner lady | a dinner lady | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **matter** *in a quote* | present · do-support | a dinner lady *not said here* | | | | | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | | 4 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | you | | | | | rude *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **pass on** | infinitive | | it | | | | | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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 {#o1} Yes, only the teachers really matter in a school ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:t14:o1:1 # text = Yes, only the teachers really matter in a school 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 teachers teacher NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 6 really really ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 matter matter VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **matter** | present | the teachers | | | a school | | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yes, it's true ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:t14:o2:1 # text = Yes, it's true 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | it | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} No, every worker deserves the same respect ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:t14:o3:1 # text = No, every worker deserves the same respect 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 4 det _ _ 4 worker worker NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 deserves deserve VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 respect respect NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **deserve** | present | every worker | the same respect | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Yes, and ignore her ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:t14:o4:1 # text = Yes, and ignore her 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 ignore ignore VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ignore** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* | | | | | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=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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