--- title: Kieran's mum hears kids calling him «Razor». She asks why. What shou… — Street gangs and loyalty · tree and pragmatics description: Kieran's mum hears kids calling him «Razor». She asks why. What should he say? Test 9 · ★★ of lesson 383 «Street gangs and loyalty» 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 right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/383-street-gangs-and-loyalty/t9/) [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/) / [Street gangs and loyalty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/383-street-gangs-and-loyalty/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★★ · Street gangs and loyalty Kieran's mum hears kids calling him «Razor». She asks why. What should he say? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mum, kids, Kieran · **What happens:** hear, call, ask, say · **To what, where:** kids, Kieran · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 383 «Street gangs and loyalty» 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/383-street-gangs-and-loyalty/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Kieran's mum hears kids calling him «Razor». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t9:1 # text = Kieran's mum hears kids calling him «Razor». 1 Kieran Kieran PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 hears hear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 6 calling call VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 acl _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 « « PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 Razor Razor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 » » PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | present | Kieran's mum | kids | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer kid=Stimulus | | 2 | **call** | gerund | kids *not said here* | Kieran | | | | | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme razor=Result | 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 asks why. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t9:2 # text = She asks why. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | mum | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* What should he say? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t9:3 # text = What should he say? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | should | Kieran | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Say he doesn't know ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t9:o1:1 # text = Say he doesn't know 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 4 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | he | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Tell the truth about the window so it can be put right ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t9:o2:1 # text = Tell the truth about the window so it can be put right 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 about about ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 window window NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 so so SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 put put VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 advcl _ _ 12 right right ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the truth | | | | about the window | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient about window=Topic | | 2 | **put** | can · passive | | truth | | | | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal | ### Option 3 {#o3} Say it's just a made-up game name, nothing more ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t9:o3:1 # text = Say it's just a made-up game name, nothing more 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 4 just just ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 6 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 up up ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 9 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 12 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 10 conj _ _ 13 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 1 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **make up** | participle | | | | | | | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **is a** | present | it | a made game name | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Say it's because he shaves ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:383-street-gangs-and-loyalty:t9:o4:1 # text = Say it's because he shaves 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 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 shaves shave VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **is** | present | it | | | | | shave *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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