--- title: Brother, furious: «you BROKE my headphones, I never said u could hav… — Sweets, change and a friend's toy · tree and pragmatics description: Brother, furious: «you BROKE my headphones, I never said u could have them!» What is the best answer? 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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/338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Brother, furious: «you BROKE my headphones, I never said u could have them!» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t3:1 # text = Brother, furious: «you BROKE my headphones, I never said u could have them!» 1 Brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 furious furious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 BROKE break VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 advcl _ _ 8 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 headphones headphone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 11 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 13 advmod _ _ 13 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 14 u you PRON PRP Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 15 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 ccomp _ _ 17 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ! ! PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** *in a quote* | past | you | my headphones | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer headphone=Patient | | 2 | **not** **say** *speech: express* *in a quote* | past | I | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **have** *in a quote* | could | u | headphones *= headphone* | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | 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 answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t3:2 # text = What is the best answer? 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 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the best answer | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} «Sorry, I'll buy you new ones with my money» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t3:o1:1 # text = «Sorry, I'll buy you new ones with my money» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Sorry sorry INTJ UH _ 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 buy buy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 iobj _ _ 8 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **buy** *in a quote* | future | I | new ones | you | | | with my money | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary one=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} «You weren't using them» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t3:o2:1 # text = «You weren't using them» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 4 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 using use VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **use** *in a quote* | past · progressive | You | them *= they* | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} «They were rubbish anyway and the wire was loose» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t3:o3:1 # text = «They were rubbish anyway and the wire was loose» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 rubbish rubbish NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 5 anyway anyway ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 wire wire NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 loose loose ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 » » PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | They | rubbish and the wire | | | | anyway *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | rubbish and the wire | | | | | loose *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} «Mum said I could» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t3:o4:1 # text = «Mum said I could» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Mum | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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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