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title: In a film, the kid fixes a cold dad by winning a big prize, and the… — Cold parents: always on the phone · tree and pragmatics
description: In a film, the kid fixes a cold dad by winning a big prize, and the dad cries with pride. What's more real? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 495 «Cold parents: always on the phone» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Cold parents: always on the phone

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In a film, the kid fixes a cold dad by winning a big prize, and the dad cries with pride. What's more real?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** kid, dad · **What happens:** fix, win, cry, be · **To what, where:** cold dad, film, big prize

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 495 «Cold parents: always on the phone» 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/495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a film, the kid fixes a cold dad by winning a big prize, and the dad cries with pride.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t4:1
# text = In a film, the kid fixes a cold dad by winning a big prize, and the dad cries with pride.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fixes	fix	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	cries	cry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | present | the kid | a cold dad |  | a film |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent dad=Patient |
| 2 | **win** | gerund | the kid *not said here* | a big prize |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | the dad |  |  |  |  | with pride | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with pride=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:* What's more real?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t4:2
# text = What's more real?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Winning a prize always makes cold dads warm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t4:o1:1
# text = Winning a prize always makes cold dads warm
1	Winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dads	dad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	warm	warm	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | gerund |  | a prize |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality |
| 2 | **make** | present | Winning | cold dads |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **warm** | present | cold dads *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Kids must win prizes so their dads love them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t4:o2:1
# text = Kids must win prizes so their dads love them
1	Kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	prizes	prize	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	dads	dad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | must | Kids | prizes |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality |
| 2 | **love** | present | Kids's dads | Kids *= kid* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cold dads only care about trophies and cups

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t4:o3:1
# text = Cold dads only care about trophies and cups
1	Cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	dads	dad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	care	care	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	trophies	trophy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present | Cold dads |  |  |  |  | about trophies and cups | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about trophy=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A distant parent's coldness usually isn't about prizes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t4:o4:1
# text = A distant parent's coldness usually isn't about prizes
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	coldness	coldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	prizes	prize	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present |  | prizes |  |  |  | about, usually *property* | tree rules |

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