--- title: Mia's dad: «Are the rules still working for you?» Why is this a good… — Screen-time rules and arguments · tree and pragmatics description: Mia's dad: «Are the rules still working for you?» Why is this a good question? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 421 «Screen-time rules and arguments» 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/421-screen-time-rules-and-arguments/t11/) [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/) / [Screen-time rules and arguments](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/421-screen-time-rules-and-arguments/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★ · Screen-time rules and arguments Mia's dad: «Are the rules still working for you?» Why is this a good question? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** rules, this · **What happens:** be, work · **To what, where:** rules, good question This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 421 «Screen-time rules and arguments» 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/421-screen-time-rules-and-arguments/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mia's dad: «Are the rules still working for you?» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:421-screen-time-rules-and-arguments:t11:1 # text = Mia's dad: «Are the rules still working for you?» 1 Mia Mia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 appos _ _ 9 still still ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 working work VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 acl _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | | the rules | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **work** *in a quote* | gerund | the rules *not said here* | | | | still | for you | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for you=Beneficiary | 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 this a good question? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:421-screen-time-rules-and-arguments:t11:2 # text = Why is this a good question? 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 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 nsubj _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 question question 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 | this | a good question | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} He wants Mia to make all the rules herself ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:421-screen-time-rules-and-arguments:t11:o1:1 # text = He wants Mia to make all the rules herself 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 Mia Mia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 6 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 8 det:predet _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 9 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | He | Mia | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Mia *not said here* | all rules | | | | Mia *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rule=Product | ### Option 2 {#o2} He has forgotten what the family rules are ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:421-screen-time-rules-and-arguments:t11:o2:1 # text = He has forgotten what the family rules are 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 forgotten forget VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 ccomp _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 8 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **forget** | present · perfect | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is a** | present | the family rules | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Rules may need to change as kids grow ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:421-screen-time-rules-and-arguments:t11:o3:1 # text = Rules may need to change as kids grow 1 Rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 need need VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 change change VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 as as SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 8 grow grow VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **need** | may | Rules | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **change** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Rules *not said here* | | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **grow** | present | kids | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} It is a trick to take more of her time away ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:421-screen-time-rules-and-arguments:t11:o4:1 # text = It is a trick to take more of her time away 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is 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 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 acl _ _ 7 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 obj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 away away ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a trick | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **take** | to-infinitive | | more | | | | away *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme | **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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