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title: Callum wants the PlayStation for a sleepover. Jake says «come play h… — The friend who only calls when they ne… · tree and pragmatics
description: Callum wants the PlayStation for a sleepover. Jake says «come play here». Why is that a clever answer? Test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 470 «The friend who only calls when they need something» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 10 · ★★★ · The friend who only calls when they need something

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Callum wants the PlayStation for a sleepover. Jake says «come play here». Why is that a clever answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Callum, Jake · **What happens:** want, say, come, be · **To what, where:** PlayStation, play, clever answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 470 «The friend who only calls when they need something» 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/470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Callum wants the PlayStation for a sleepover.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t10:1
# text = Callum wants the PlayStation for a sleepover.
1	Callum	Callum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	4	det	_	_
4	PlayStation	PlayStation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sleepover	sleepover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Callum | the PlayStation |  |  |  | for a sleepover | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot playstation=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Jake says «come play here».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t10:2
# text = Jake says «come play here».
1	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
5	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Jake |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | play |  | here |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location play=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* Why is that a clever answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t10:3
# text = Why is that a clever answer?
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	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a clever answer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It's the same as lending it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t10:o1:1
# text = It's the same as lending it
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	lending	lend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lend** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It means Jake gets a new PlayStation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t10:o2:1
# text = It means Jake gets a new PlayStation
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	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	PlayStation	PlayStation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **get** | present | Jake | a new PlayStation |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer playstation=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It shows if Callum wanted Jake or just the stuff

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t10:o3:1
# text = It shows if Callum wanted Jake or just the stuff
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	Callum	Callum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **want** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Callum | Jake or the stuff |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot jake=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It gets Callum into trouble

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:t10:o4:1
# text = It gets Callum into trouble
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Callum	Callum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | It | Callum |  | trouble |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer callum=Stimulus |

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