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title: little bro: «I heard Mum and Dad say we're moving and I'm scared». H… — Peeking at presents and secrets · tree and pragmatics
description: little bro: «I heard Mum and Dad say we're moving and I'm scared». He was listening at the door. Best advice? Test 3 of lesson 356 «Peeking at presents and secrets» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho
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# Test 3 · Peeking at presents and secrets

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little bro: «I heard Mum and Dad say we're moving and I'm scared». He was listening at the door. Best advice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, we, Dad · **What happens:** hear, say, move, be, listen · **To what, where:** Mum · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 356 «Peeking at presents and secrets» 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/356-peeking-at-presents-diaries-and-letters/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* little bro: «I heard Mum and Dad say we're moving and I'm scared».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:356-peeking-at-presents-diaries-and-letters:t3:1
# text = little bro: «I heard Mum and Dad say we're moving and I'm scared».
1	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
7	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** *in a quote* | past | I | Mum and Dad |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer mum=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | little bro *vocative* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **move** *in a quote* | present · progressive | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |

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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:* He was listening at the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:356-peeking-at-presents-diaries-and-letters:t3:2
# text = He was listening at the door.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past · progressive | Dad |  |  |  |  | at the door | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at door=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* Best advice?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:356-peeking-at-presents-diaries-and-letters:t3:3
# text = Best advice?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Tell the whole class

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:356-peeking-at-presents-diaries-and-letters:t3:o1:1
# text = Tell the whole class
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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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* | the whole class |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent class=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Ask Mum and Dad straight out what's happening

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:356-peeking-at-presents-diaries-and-letters:t3:o2:1
# text = Ask Mum and Dad straight out what's happening
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	out	out	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	ccomp	_	_
```

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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* |  | Mum and Dad |  |  | out *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Pack your bag just in case

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:356-peeking-at-presents-diaries-and-letters:t3:o3:1
# text = Pack your bag just in case
1	Pack	pack	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pack** | imperative | you *not said here* | your bag |  | case |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bag=Theme in case=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Listen at the door again tonight to find out more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:356-peeking-at-presents-diaries-and-letters:t3:o4:1
# text = Listen at the door again tonight to find out more
1	Listen	listen	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | again; tonight | at the door | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at door=Theme |
| 2 | **find out** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

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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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