--- title: Ruby's brother changed his code and won't lend her stuff. She says «… — Snooping on phones, diaries and letters · tree and pragmatics description: Ruby's brother changed his code and won't lend her stuff. She says «he's just being mean». What's closer to the truth? 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What's closer to the truth? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother, Ruby · **What happens:** change, not lend, code, say, be · **To what, where:** code, stuff · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 357 «Snooping on phones, diaries and letters» 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/357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes/#t12). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ruby's brother changed his code and won't lend her stuff. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t12:1 # text = Ruby's brother changed his code and won't lend her stuff. 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 changed change VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 code code NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 8 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 9 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 lend lend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 11 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 stuff stuff NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **change** | past | Ruby's brother | brother's code | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent code=Patient | | 2 | **not** **lend** | future | Ruby's brother *not said here* | Ruby's stuff | | | | | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stuff=Theme | | 3 | **code** | | brother | | | | | | nom code «communication transitive»: poss=agent | 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:* She says «he's just being mean». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t12:2 # text = She says «he's just being mean». 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 6 just just ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 cop _ _ 8 mean mean ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 » » PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ruby | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | brother | | | | | mean *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What's closer to the truth? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t12:3 # text = What's closer to the truth? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 closer close ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | to the truth; close *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He just wants an excuse to get himself a new phone ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t12:o1:1 # text = He just wants an excuse to get himself a new phone 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 just just ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 excuse excuse NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 8 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 7 obj _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | He | a excuse | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a excuse *not said here* | himself *= he* | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent himself=Beneficiary phone=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Codes are changed every week ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t12:o2:1 # text = Codes are changed every week 1 Codes code NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 changed change VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 5 det _ _ 5 week week NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **change** | present · passive | | Codes | | | week | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It's a natural consequence of broken trust ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t12:o3:1 # text = It's a natural consequence of broken trust 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 natural natural ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 consequence consequence NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 8 trust trust NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a natural consequence | | | | of broken trust | tree rules | | 2 | **break** | participle | | | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} He's mean for no reason ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t12:o4:1 # text = He's mean for no reason 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 mean mean ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 6 det _ _ 6 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | for no reason; mean *property* | tree rules | **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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