--- title: Maisie-Jo: «it's cos I asked for too much last year, isn't it». What… — The electric meter, the food bank and… · tree and pragmatics description: Maisie-Jo: «it's cos I asked for too much last year, isn't it». What does Dad's «It's the weather, girl» tell her? 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What does Dad's «It's the weather, girl» tell her? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** it, Dad · **What happens:** be, not be, tell · **To what, where:** Maisie Jo, it, weather, girl · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 488 «The electric meter, the food bank and «we can't afford it»» 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/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Maisie-Jo: «it's cos I asked for too much last year, isn't it». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it:t11:1 # text = Maisie-Jo: «it's cos I asked for too much last year, isn't it». 1 Maisie Maisie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 Jo Jo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 8 cos cos SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 9 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 12 too too ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 14 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 17 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 18 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 19 advmod _ _ 19 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 20 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | present | it | Maisie Jo *not said here* | | | | ask *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | | it | | | year | | tree rules | 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:* What does Dad's «It's the weather, girl» tell her? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it:t11:2 # text = What does Dad's «It's the weather, girl» tell her? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 13 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 3 Dad Dad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 weather weather NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 12 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ 13 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 14 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | It | the weather | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | Dad | | girl | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Dad blames her for the harvest ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it:t11:o1:1 # text = Dad blames her for the harvest 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 blames blame VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 harvest harvest NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **blame** | present | Dad | her *= she* | | | | for the harvest | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent she=Theme for harvest=Attribute | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It's not her fault, or anybody's ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it:t11:o2:1 # text = It's not her fault, or anybody's 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 4 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 fault fault NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 or or CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 anybody anybody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is a** | present | It | her fault | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} She asked for too much last year ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it:t11:o3:1 # text = She asked for too much last year 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 4 too too ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 6 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | She | | | | year | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} The weather is angry with them ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it:t11:o4:1 # text = The weather is angry with them 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 weather weather NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the weather | | | | | with them *= they*; angry *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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