--- title: «Get DOWN!» Mr Doyle yells at Sam on the fence. Is he being mean? — The bulldog next door who never likes… · tree and pragmatics description: «Get DOWN!» Mr Doyle yells at Sam on the fence. Is he being mean? 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Is he being mean? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Mr Doyle, Doyle · **What happens:** get down, yell, be This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 456 «The bulldog next door who never likes you» 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/456-the-bulldog-next-door-who-never-likes-you/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «Get DOWN!» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:456-the-bulldog-next-door-who-never-likes-you:t11:1 # text = «Get DOWN!» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Get get VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 DOWN down ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ! ! PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get down** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | down *property* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient | 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:* Mr Doyle yells at Sam on the fence. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:456-the-bulldog-next-door-who-never-likes-you:t11:2 # text = Mr Doyle yells at Sam on the fence. 1 Mr Mr PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 flat _ _ 2 Doyle Doyle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 yells yell VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 fence fence NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **yell** *speech: express* | present | Mr Doyle | | | | | on the fence; at Sam | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at sam=Stimulus | *Sentence 3:* Is he being mean? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:456-the-bulldog-next-door-who-never-likes-you:t11:3 # text = Is he being mean? 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 cop _ _ 4 mean mean ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Doyle | | | | | mean *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Yes, he hates children, especially Sam ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:456-the-bulldog-next-door-who-never-likes-you:t11:o1:1 # text = Yes, he hates children, especially Sam 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 hates hate VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 especially especially ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hate** | present | he | children | | | | Sam *obl* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Yes, he wanted Tank to get hold of Sam ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:456-the-bulldog-next-door-who-never-likes-you:t11:o2:1 # text = Yes, he wanted Tank to get hold of Sam 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 Tank Tank PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 8 hold hold NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | he | Tank | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Tank *not said here* | hold of Sam | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hold=Stimulus | | 3 | **hold** | | | Sam | | | | | nom hold «act transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} No, he's stopping Sam getting bitten ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:456-the-bulldog-next-door-who-never-likes-you:t11:o3:1 # text = No, he's stopping Sam getting bitten 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 stopping stop VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 getting get VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 conj _ _ 8 bitten bite VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | present · progressive | he | Sam | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector sam=Eventuality | | 2 | **get** | gerund | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **bite** | participle | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, he was shouting at the dog, not at Sam ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:456-the-bulldog-next-door-who-never-likes-you:t11:o4:1 # text = No, he was shouting at the dog, not at Sam 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 shouting shout VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past · progressive | he | | | | | at the dog | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «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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