--- title: Taras: «Baba says there were sirens… I don't wanna call any more, it… — Grandparents abroad and grandparents y… · tree and pragmatics description: Taras: «Baba says there were sirens… I don't wanna call any more, it's too sad». What would most likely happen if he stopped calling? 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What would most likely happen if he stopped calling? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Taras, sirens, I, it, Baba · **What happens:** say, be, not call, happen, stop, call · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 513 «Grandparents abroad and grandparents you never met» 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/513-grandparents-abroad-and-grandparents-you-never-met/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Taras: «Baba says there were sirens… ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:513-grandparents-abroad-and-grandparents-you-never-met:t4:1 # text = Taras: «Baba says there were sirens… 1 Taras tara NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Baba Baba PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 7 expl _ _ 7 were be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 8 sirens siren NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 … . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Taras | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **be** *in a quote* | past | sirens | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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:* I don't wanna call any more, it's too sad». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:513-grandparents-abroad-and-grandparents-you-never-met:t4:2 # text = I don't wanna call any more, it's too sad». 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 4 wanna wanna X FW Foreign=Yes 5 dep _ _ 5 call call VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 7 det _ _ 7 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 too too ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 sad sad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **call** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | I | | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | it | | | | | sad *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What would most likely happen if he stopped calling? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:513-grandparents-abroad-and-grandparents-you-never-met:t4:3 # text = What would most likely happen if he stopped calling? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 4 advmod _ _ 4 likely likely ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 if if SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 stopped stop VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 9 calling call VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** | would | | | | | | likely *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **stop** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Baba | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **call** | gerund | Baba *not said here* | | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Baba would miss him badly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:513-grandparents-abroad-and-grandparents-you-never-met:t4:o1:1 # text = Baba would miss him badly 1 Baba Baba PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 miss miss VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 badly badly ADV RB Degree=Pos 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **miss** | would | Baba | him *= he* | | | | badly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nothing, she wouldn't notice ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:513-grandparents-abroad-and-grandparents-you-never-met:t4:o2:1 # text = Nothing, she wouldn't notice 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 5 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 notice notice VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **notice** | would | she | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 {#o3} Baba would be safer straight away ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:513-grandparents-abroad-and-grandparents-you-never-met:t4:o3:1 # text = Baba would be safer straight away 1 Baba Baba PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 cop _ _ 4 safer safe ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 5 straight straight ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 away away ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | would | Baba | | | | | away, safe *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} The sirens would stop for good ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:513-grandparents-abroad-and-grandparents-you-never-met:t4:o4:1 # text = The sirens would stop for good 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sirens siren NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 stop stop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | would | the sirens | | | | | for good | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | **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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