--- title: Kezia finds Mum crying over bills for the third week running. What's… — Mum on her own, Dad on his own · tree and pragmatics description: Kezia finds Mum crying over bills for the third week running. What's the most helpful thing she could do? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 515 «Mum on her own, Dad on his own» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own/t4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Mum on her own, Dad on his own](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★★★ · Mum on her own, Dad on his own Kezia finds Mum crying over bills for the third week running. What's the most helpful thing she could do? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Kezia, Mum, helpful thing · **What happens:** find, cry, run, be, do · **To what, where:** Mum, bills, helpful thing This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 515 «Mum on her own, Dad on his own» 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/515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Kezia finds Mum crying over bills for the third week running. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own:t4:1 # text = Kezia finds Mum crying over bills for the third week running. 1 Kezia Kezia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 finds find VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Mum Mum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 crying cry VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 xcomp _ _ 5 over over ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 bills bill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 third third ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 10 amod _ _ 10 week week NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 11 running run VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | present | Kezia | Mum | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent mum=Attribute clause=Theme | | 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | Mum *not said here* | | | bills | week | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over bill=Location | | 3 | **run** | gerund | Mum *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «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:* What's the most helpful thing she could do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own:t4:2 # text = What's the most helpful thing she could do? 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 6 det _ _ 4 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 5 advmod _ _ 5 helpful helpful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the helpful thing | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **do** | could | Kezia | the helpful thing *not said here* | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Keep it a secret from everyone so Mum isn't embarrassed ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own:t4:o1:1 # text = Keep it a secret from everyone so Mum isn't embarrassed 1 Keep keep VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 secret secret NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 xcomp _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 1 obl _ _ 7 so so SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 8 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 10 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 embarrassed embarrassed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | everyone | | | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer it=Beneficiary from everyone=Eventuality | | 2 | **not** **is** | present | Mum | | | | | embarrassed *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Hide the bills so Mum can't find them in the morning ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own:t4:o2:1 # text = Hide the bills so Mum can't find them in the morning 1 Hide hide VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 bills bill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 so so SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 6 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 7 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 9 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | imperative | you *not said here* | the bills | | | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bill=Patient | | 2 | **not** **find** | can | Mum | bills *= bill* | | | morning | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Tell Mum she loves her, and tell a trusted grown-up she's worried ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own:t4:o3:1 # text = Tell Mum she loves her, and tell a trusted grown-up she's worried 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 loves love VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 10 trusted trust VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 amod _ _ 11 grown grown NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 up up NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 14 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 16 worried worried ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | Mum | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **love** | present | she | her *= she* | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | | 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* | a trusted grown up | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent up=Recipient | | 4 | **trust** | participle | | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | present | she | | | | | worried *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Ask Mum for more pocket money to cheer her up ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own:t4:o4:1 # text = Ask Mum for more pocket money to cheer her up 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 Mum Mum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 amod _ _ 5 pocket pocket NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 cheer cheer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 ccomp _ _ 9 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 up up ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | | Mum | | | for more pocket money | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **cheer up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | Mum | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent she=Patient | **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. - ← previous: [Mum on her own, Dad on his own, test 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own/t3/) - next →: [Mum on her own, Dad on his own, test 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own/t5/) - ↑ back to [Mum on her own, Dad on his own](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own/)