--- title: Callie's mate: «my mam said «stop greetin'» too, that's normal, just… — Cold parents: always on the phone · tree and pragmatics description: Callie's mate: «my mam said «stop greetin'» too, that's normal, just get on with it». Callie's arm is still sore after an hour. What should she do? 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What should she do? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, that, arm · **What happens:** say, stop, be, get on, do · **To what, where:** greetin · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★★★ 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/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Callie's mate: «my mam said «stop greetin'» too, that's normal, just get on with it». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t7:1 # text = Callie's mate: «my mam said «stop greetin'» too, that's normal, just get on with it». 1 Callie Callie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 mam mam NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 « « PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 stop stop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 ccomp _ _ 11 greetin greetin NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ 14 too too ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 16 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 18 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 18 normal normal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 just just ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 21 get get VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 18 parataxis _ _ 22 on on ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 23 with with ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 » » PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Callie's mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **stop** | infinitive | | greetin | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that | | | | | normal *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **get on** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | with mam | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | 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:* Callie's arm is still sore after an hour. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t7:2 # text = Callie's arm is still sore after an hour. 1 Callie Callie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 arm arm NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 still still ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 sore sore ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 after after ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 3:* What should she do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t7:3 # text = What should she do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | should | arm | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Get on with it and hope it stops ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t7:o1:1 # text = Get on with it and hope it stops 1 Get get VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 on on ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 with with ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obl _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 hope hope VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 stops stop VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get on** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | with it | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **hope** | present | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 3 | **stop** | present | it | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} Go back to class and say nothing ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t7:o2:1 # text = Go back to class and say nothing 1 Go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 back back ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 7 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go back** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | to class *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to class=Result | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* | nothing | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Tell a teacher or another grown-up ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t7:o3:1 # text = Tell a teacher or another grown-up 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 or or CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 5 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 8 det _ _ 6 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 up up NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | a teacher or another grown up | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient | | 2 | **grow** | participle | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Ask her mate to look at it later ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:t7:o4:1 # text = Ask her mate to look at it later 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 iobj _ _ 3 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 vocative _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ _ 8 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | | her *= she* | | | mate *vocative* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **look** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | at mate; late *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at it=Theme | **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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