--- title: mate says «her trainers are rank» but he's been staring at them all… — Taking too much · tree and pragmatics description: mate says «her trainers are rank» but he's been staring at them all week. what's going on? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 352 «Taking too much» 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 was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing/t3/) [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/) / [Taking too much](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing/) / t3 # Test 3 · ★ · Taking too much mate says «her trainers are rank» but he's been staring at them all week. what's going on? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, trainers, he · **What happens:** say, be, stare, go on · **To what, where:** rank · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 352 «Taking too much» 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/352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing/#t3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:t3:1 # text = mate says «her trainers are rank» but he's been staring at them all week. what's going on? 1 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 trainers trainer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 rank rank NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 » » PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 9 but but CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 12 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 13 aux _ _ 13 staring stare VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 conj _ _ 14 at at ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obl _ _ 16 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 17 det _ _ 17 week week NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ 19 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 21 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 21 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 13 conj _ _ 22 on on ADP RP _ 21 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | mate's trainers | rank | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **stare** | present · progressive | he | | | | week | at trainers *= trainer* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at they=Theme | | 4 | **go on** | present · progressive | | | | | | | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} He's probably envious and saying it to feel better ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:t3:o1:1 # text = He's probably envious and saying it to feel better 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 probably probably ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 envious envious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 conj _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 10 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 9 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | envious, probably *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | He *not said here* | it | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | | 3 | **feel** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | | | good *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} He's being kind to her ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:t3:o2:1 # text = He's being kind to her 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 cop _ _ 4 kind kind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | her *= she* | | | kind *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} He wants her to wear them more often, so he says it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:t3:o3:1 # text = He wants her to wear them more often, so he says it 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 wear wear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 6 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 8 advmod _ _ 8 often often ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 13 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | He | her *= she* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **wear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | them *= they* | | | | often *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent they=Source | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | he | it | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} He really hates trainers ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:t3:o4:1 # text = He really hates trainers 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 really really ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 hates hate VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 trainers trainer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hate** | present | He | trainers | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer trainer=Stimulus | **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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