--- title: «my little bro cries every time i come home with a black eye, he's s… — What fights cost at home · tree and pragmatics description: «my little bro cries every time i come home with a black eye, he's such a baby». What's going on? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 376 «What fights cost at home» 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/376-what-fights-cost-at-home/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/) / [What fights cost at home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/376-what-fights-cost-at-home/) / t3 # Test 3 · ★ · What fights cost at home «my little bro cries every time i come home with a black eye, he's such a baby». What's going on? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** little bro, i, bro · **What happens:** cry, come, be, go on · **To what, where:** time, baby This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 376 «What fights cost at home» 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/376-what-fights-cost-at-home/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «my little bro cries every time i come home with a black eye, he's such a baby». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t3:1 # text = «my little bro cries every time i come home with a black eye, he's such a baby». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 3 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 bro bro NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 cries cry VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 i I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ 10 home home ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 11 with with ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 black black ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 eye eye NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 18 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 20 det:predet _ _ 19 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 baby baby NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 » » PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present | my little bro | | | | time | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **come** *in a quote* | present | i | every time *not said here* | | | | with a black eye; home *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location time=Theme | | 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | bro | such baby | | | | | 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. *Sentence 2:* What's going on? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t3:2 # text = What's going on? 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 aux _ _ 3 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 on on ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go on** | present · progressive | | | | | | | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He wants the black eye himself ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t3:o1:1 # text = He wants the black eye himself 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 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 black black ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 eye eye NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | He | the black eye himself | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot eye=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} He's just being silly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t3:o2:1 # text = He's just being silly 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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 aux _ _ 3 just just ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 4 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 cop _ _ 5 silly silly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present · progressive | He | | | | | silly *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He's scared because he loves his big brother ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t3:o3:1 # text = He's scared because he loves his big brother 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 scared scared ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 loves love VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 8 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | scared *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **love** | present | he | his big brother | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brother=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} He's pretending to be scared so he gets more attention from Mum ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:376-what-fights-cost-at-home:t3:o4:1 # text = He's pretending to be scared so he gets more attention from Mum 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 aux _ _ 3 pretending pretend VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 5 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 cop _ _ 6 scared scared ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 10 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 11 amod _ _ 11 attention attention NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 from from ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pretend** | present · progressive | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | | | scared *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **get** | present | he | more attention | | | | from Mum | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent attention=Theme from mum=Source | **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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