--- title: Sami thinks: if I tell the teacher we've no computer, I'm telling al… — Hiding it from friends: being skint at… · tree and pragmatics description: Sami thinks: if I tell the teacher we've no computer, I'm telling all Dad's business. Is he right? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 489 «Hiding it from friends: being skint at school» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/489-hiding-it-from-friends-being-skint-at-school/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/) / [Hiding it from friends: being skint at…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/489-hiding-it-from-friends-being-skint-at-school/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★★ · Hiding it from friends: being skint at school Sami thinks: if I tell the teacher we've no computer, I'm telling all Dad's business. Is he right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Sami, I · **What happens:** think, tell, be · **To what, where:** teacher, business · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 489 «Hiding it from friends: being skint at school» 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/489-hiding-it-from-friends-being-skint-at-school/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Sami thinks: if I tell the teacher we've no computer, I'm telling all Dad's business. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:489-hiding-it-from-friends-being-skint-at-school:t11:1 # text = Sami thinks: if I tell the teacher we've no computer, I'm telling all Dad's business. 1 Sami Sami PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 tell tell VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 iobj _ _ 9 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 've have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ _ 11 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 12 det _ _ 12 computer computer NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 17 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 18 det _ _ 18 Dad Dad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 19 's 's PART POS _ 18 case _ _ 20 business business NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Sami | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | I | | the teacher | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient | | 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | I | all Dad's business | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent business=Recipient | 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:* Is he right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:489-hiding-it-from-friends-being-skint-at-school:t11:2 # text = Is he right? 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Sami | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Yes, so he should lie about it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:489-hiding-it-from-friends-being-skint-at-school:t11:o1:1 # text = Yes, so he should lie about it 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 so so ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 lie lie VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | should | he | | | | | about it | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about it=Location | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} No, he can share just what he needs ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:489-hiding-it-from-friends-being-skint-at-school:t11:o2:1 # text = No, he can share just what he needs 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 _ _ 4 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 share share VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 just just ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 9 obj _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **share** | can | he | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **need** | present | he | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yes, so he should say nothing at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:489-hiding-it-from-friends-being-skint-at-school:t11:o3:1 # text = Yes, so he should say nothing at all 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 so so ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 6 obj _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 7 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | should | he | nothing | | all | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, he should tell her everything ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:489-hiding-it-from-friends-being-skint-at-school:t11:o4:1 # text = No, he should tell her everything 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 _ _ 4 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | should | he | everything | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everything=Recipient | **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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