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title: Hester's mate says, «just sign it yourself every time, they'll never… — Tired, sad or drinking parents: tell a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Hester's mate says, «just sign it yourself every time, they'll never know lol». Why is that a bad plan? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 497 «Tired, sad or drinking parents: tell a trusted adult» 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 3 · ★ · Tired, sad or drinking parents: tell a trusted adult

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Hester's mate says, «just sign it yourself every time, they'll never know lol». Why is that a bad plan?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, they · **What happens:** say, sign, not know, be · **To what, where:** mate, bad plan · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 497 «Tired, sad or drinking parents: tell a trusted adult» 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/497-tired-sad-or-drinking-parents-tell-a-trusted-adult/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Hester's mate says, «just sign it yourself every time, they'll never know lol».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:497-tired-sad-or-drinking-parents-tell-a-trusted-adult:t3:1
# text = Hester's mate says, «just sign it yourself every time, they'll never know lol».
1	Hester	Hester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	sign	sign	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obl	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
18	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	17	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Hester's mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sign** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | mate |  |  | time | yourself *obl* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |
| 3 | **not** **know** *in a quote* | future | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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:* Why is that a bad plan?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:497-tired-sad-or-drinking-parents-tell-a-trusted-adult:t3:2
# text = Why is that a bad plan?
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	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	plan	plan	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 bad plan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It keeps Hester alone with the problem

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:497-tired-sad-or-drinking-parents-tell-a-trusted-adult:t3:o1:1
# text = It keeps Hester alone with the problem
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Hester	Hester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | It | Hester |  |  |  | with the problem; alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hester=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Teachers can read minds about forms

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:497-tired-sad-or-drinking-parents-tell-a-trusted-adult:t3:o2:1
# text = Teachers can read minds about forms
1	Teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	minds	mind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	forms	form	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | can | Teachers | minds |  |  |  | about forms | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It's fine, nothing bad ever comes of it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:497-tired-sad-or-drinking-parents-tell-a-trusted-adult:t3:o3:1
# text = It's fine, nothing bad ever comes of it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	parataxis	_	_
6	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
8	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present |  |  |  |  | ever |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Forms don't really need signing anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:497-tired-sad-or-drinking-parents-tell-a-trusted-adult:t3:o4:1
# text = Forms don't really need signing anyway
1	Forms	form	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	signing	sign	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present · do-support | Forms |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **sign** *not said to happen* | gerund | Forms *not said here* |  |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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