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title: Your parent texts that a neighbour, Mrs Lee, will drop off dinner. M… — Home alone, the door and the phone · tree and pragmatics
description: Your parent texts that a neighbour, Mrs Lee, will drop off dinner. Mrs Lee knocks. What can you do? Test 7 · ★★ 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
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Home alone, the door and the phone

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Your parent texts that a neighbour, Mrs Lee, will drop off dinner. Mrs Lee knocks. What can you do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** parent, neighbour, Mrs, you · **What happens:** text, drop off, knock, do · **To what, where:** dinner

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This is test 7 · ★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your parent texts that a neighbour, Mrs Lee, will drop off dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t7:1
# text = Your parent texts that a neighbour, Mrs Lee, will drop off dinner.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	texts	text	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
9	Lee	Lee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
11	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **text** | present | Your parent |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drop off** | future | a neighbour | dinner |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Mrs Lee knocks.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t7:2
# text = Mrs Lee knocks.
1	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Lee	Lee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	knocks	knock	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | present | Mrs |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* What can you do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t7:3
# text = What can you do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Refuse to answer anyone at all, even Mrs Lee

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t7:o1:1
# text = Refuse to answer anyone at all, even Mrs Lee
1	Refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Lee	Lee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | imperative | you *not said here* | Mrs Lee |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **answer** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | anyone |  | all |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent anyone=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Tell Mrs Lee to leave it at the shop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t7:o2:1
# text = Tell Mrs Lee to leave it at the shop
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	Lee	Lee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | Mrs |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent mrs=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | it |  | the shop |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme at shop=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Check it is Mrs Lee and then take the dinner

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t7:o3:1
# text = Check it is Mrs Lee and then take the dinner
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Lee	Lee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | Mrs Lee |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the dinner |  |  | then |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Ask Mrs Lee to stay the whole evening

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:35-home-alone:t7:o4:1
# text = Ask Mrs Lee to stay the whole evening
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	Lee	Lee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | Mrs |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent mrs=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | evening |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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