--- title: «leo's dad lets him play if he stops when he feels upset». Why is th… — Parents' rules for big games · tree and pragmatics description: «leo's dad lets him play if he stops when he feels upset». Why is that a good rule? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 404 «Parents' rules for big games» 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/404-parents-rules-for-big-games/t12/) [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/) / [Parents' rules for big games](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/404-parents-rules-for-big-games/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · Parents' rules for big games «leo's dad lets him play if he stops when he feels upset». Why is that a good rule? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dad, him · **What happens:** let, play, stop, feel, be · **To what, where:** him, good rule This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 404 «Parents' rules for big games» 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/404-parents-rules-for-big-games/#t12). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «leo's dad lets him play if he stops when he feels upset». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t12:1 # text = «leo's dad lets him play if he stops when he feels upset». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 leo leo NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 lets let VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 play play VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 if if SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 stops stop VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 11 when when SCONJ WRB _ 13 mark _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 feels feel VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 advcl _ _ 14 upset upset ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** *in a quote* | present | leo's dad | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **play** *in a quote* | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | | | | | | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **stop** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | dad | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 4 | **feel** *in a quote* | present | dad | | | | | upset *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | 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:* Why is that a good rule? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t12:2 # text = Why is that a good rule? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 rule rule NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | a good rule | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} It's a trick to stop him playing ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t12:o1:1 # text = It's a trick to stop him playing 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 trick trick NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 stop stop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 acl _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 playing play VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a trick | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **play** | gerund | | | | | | | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It lets Leo try while staying safe ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t12:o2:1 # text = It lets Leo try while staying safe 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 lets let VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Leo Leo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 try try VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 while while SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 staying stay VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 7 safe safe ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** | present | It | Leo | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **try** | infinitive | Leo *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **stay** | gerund | Leo *not said here* | | | | | safe *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Leo never gets upset ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t12:o3:1 # text = Leo never gets upset 1 Leo Leo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 upset upset ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **get** | present | Leo | | | | | upset *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 4 {#o4} It means Leo plays forever ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:404-parents-rules-for-big-games:t12:o4:1 # text = It means Leo plays forever 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Leo Leo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 plays play VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 5 forever forever ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | It | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **play** | present | Leo | | | | | forever *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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