--- title: Neighbour, holding a ball: «This has JAMIE written on it. Know anyth… — Breaking things and hiding the pieces · tree and pragmatics description: Neighbour, holding a ball: «This has JAMIE written on it. Know anything about my window?» What should Jamie do? 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Know anything about my window?» What should Jamie do? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Jamie · **What happens:** hold, write, know, do · **To what, where:** ball, Neighbour, anything This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 342 «Breaking things and hiding the pieces» 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/342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Neighbour, holding a ball: «This has JAMIE written on it. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t2:1 # text = Neighbour, holding a ball: «This has JAMIE written on it. 1 Neighbour neighbour NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 holding hold VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 1 conj _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 ball ball NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 7 « « PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 This this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 nsubj _ _ 9 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 JAMIE JAMIE PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 11 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 12 on on ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hold** | gerund | | a ball | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme | | 2 | **write** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive | | Neighbour | | ball | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on it=Destination | 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:* Know anything about my window?» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t2:2 # text = Know anything about my window?» 1 Know know VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 1 obj _ _ 3 about about ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 window window NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 » » PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | imperative | you *not said here* | anything | | | | about my window | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer anything=Stimulus | *Sentence 3:* What should Jamie do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t2:3 # text = What should Jamie do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 Jamie Jamie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | should | Jamie | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Say someone stole his ball last week ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t2:o1:1 # text = Say someone stole his ball last week 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 3 nsubj _ _ 3 stole steal VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 ball ball NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 week week NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **steal** | past | someone | his ball | | | week | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location ball=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Say the wind must have blown the ball ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t2:o2:1 # text = Say the wind must have blown the ball 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 aux _ _ 6 blown blow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 ccomp _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 ball ball NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **blow** | must · perfect · passive | | the wind | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: subject=Beneficiary ball=Product | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Own up, say sorry and help pay ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t2:o3:1 # text = Own up, say sorry and help pay 1 Own own VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 up up ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 help help VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 8 pay pay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **own up** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **help** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 4 | **pay** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Hide upstairs until the man goes away ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces:t2:o4:1 # text = Hide upstairs until the man goes away 1 Hide hide VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 upstairs upstairs ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 until until SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 7 away away ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | upstairs *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **go away** | present | the man | | | | | away *property* | 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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