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title: «Desmond's home alone after school, that's dodgy, someone should rep… — The only child: a quiet house · tree and pragmatics
description: «Desmond's home alone after school, that's dodgy, someone should report it». What's the fair view? Test 8 of lesson 498 «The only child: a quiet house» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong
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# Test 8 · The only child: a quiet house

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«Desmond's home alone after school, that's dodgy, someone should report it». What's the fair view?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** home, someone, fair view · **What happens:** be, report · **To what, where:** home

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This is test 8 of lesson 498 «The only child: a quiet house» 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/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Desmond's home alone after school, that's dodgy, someone should report it».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house:t8:1
# text = «Desmond's home alone after school, that's dodgy, someone should report it».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Desmond	Desmond	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
5	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nsubj	_	_
14	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	report	report	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	parataxis	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Desmond's home after school |  |  |  |  | dodgy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **report** *in a quote* | should | someone | home |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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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 the fair view?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house:t8:2
# text = What's the fair view?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the fair view |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Any child alone for a single minute must be reported to the police

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house:t8:o1:1
# text = Any child alone for a single minute must be reported to the police
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | must · passive |  | any child for a single minute | the police |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to police=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A short time with clear rules and a grown-up on call can be fine

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house:t8:o2:1
# text = A short time with clear rules and a grown-up on call can be fine
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
9	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
16	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | can | a short time with clear rules and a grown call |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It's always fine for kids to be alone all evening with no rules

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house:t8:o3:1
# text = It's always fine for kids to be alone all evening with no rules
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	acl	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | evening | for kids; always, fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Kids should never have a key to their own front door, ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house:t8:o4:1
# text = Kids should never have a key to their own front door, ever
1	Kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	key	key	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | should | Kids | a key |  |  |  | to Kids's own front door | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Patient |

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