--- title: my mate says when someone rings and asks for ur mum, just say she's… — Home alone, the door and the phone · tree and pragmatics description: my mate says when someone rings and asks for ur mum, just say she's out and ur alone, it's polite Test 18 · ★★ of lesson 35 «Home alone, the door and the phone» 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 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/35-home-alone/t18/) [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/) / [Home alone, the door and the phone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/35-home-alone/) / t18 # Test 18 · ★★ · Home alone, the door and the phone my mate says when someone rings and asks for ur mum, just say she's out and ur alone, it's polite **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, someone · **What happens:** say, ring, ask, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 18 · ★★ of lesson 35 «Home alone, the door and the phone» 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/35-home-alone/#t18). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t18:1 # text = my mate says when someone rings and asks for ur mum, just say she's out and ur alone, it's polite 1 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 5 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 6 nsubj _ _ 6 rings ring VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 ur your PRON PRP$ Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 just just ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 15 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ _ 17 out out ADV RB _ 14 ccomp _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 19 ur ur ADV RB _ 17 conj _ _ 20 alone alone ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 24 polite polite ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **ring** | present | someone | | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location | | 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | someone *not said here* | | | | | for ur's mum | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | present | mate | | | | | alone, out *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **is** | present | | | | | | polite *property* | tree rules | 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 {#o1} He is right, if the caller sounds nice ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t18:o1:1 # text = He is right, if the caller sounds nice 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 if if SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 caller caller NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 sounds sound VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 9 nice nice ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **sound** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the caller | | | | | nice *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Not safe; never tell a caller you are home alone, say she cannot come to the phone ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t18:o2:1 # text = Not safe; never tell a caller you are home alone, say she cannot come to the phone 1 Not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 safe safe ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 4 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 parataxis _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 caller caller NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 9 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 10 home home ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 alone alone ADV RB _ 7 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 14 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 15 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 16 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 17 advmod _ _ 17 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 ccomp _ _ 18 to to ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | a caller | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent caller=Recipient | | 2 | **is** | present | you | a caller *not said here* | | | | alone, home *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **not** **come** | can | she | | | the phone | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to phone=Initial\_Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} He is right, honesty means saying you are alone ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t18:o3:1 # text = He is right, honesty means saying you are alone 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 honesty honesty NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 7 saying say VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 xcomp _ _ 8 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 9 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 alone alone ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **mean** | present | honesty | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | gerund | honesty *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **is** | present | you | | | | | alone *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} He is right, but give your address too ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t18:o4:1 # text = He is right, but give your address too 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 but but CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 parataxis _ _ 7 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 address address NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 too too ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **give** | infinitive | | your address | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent address=Theme | | 3 | **address** | | your | | | | | | nom address «communication transitive»: poss=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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