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title: Paige's dad doesn't show for the zoo. Next week he promises the cine… — The parent who left, and a new partner · tree and pragmatics
description: Paige's dad doesn't show for the zoo. Next week he promises the cinema. What would most likely help Paige? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 517 «The parent who left, and a new partner» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 6 · ★ · The parent who left, and a new partner

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Paige's dad doesn't show for the zoo. Next week he promises the cinema. What would most likely help Paige?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad · **What happens:** not show, promise, help · **To what, where:** cinema, Paige

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 517 «The parent who left, and a new partner» 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/517-the-parent-who-left-and-a-new-partner/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Paige's dad doesn't show for the zoo.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:517-the-parent-who-left-and-a-new-partner:t6:1
# text = Paige's dad doesn't show for the zoo.
1	Paige	Paige	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **show** | present · do-support | Paige's dad |  |  |  |  | for the zoo | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Next week he promises the cinema.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:517-the-parent-who-left-and-a-new-partner:t6:2
# text = Next week he promises the cinema.
1	Next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	promises	promise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | dad | the cinema |  |  | week |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent cinema=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What would most likely help Paige?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:517-the-parent-who-left-and-a-new-partner:t6:3
# text = What would most likely help Paige?
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	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	Paige	Paige	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | would |  |  | Paige |  |  | likely *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paige=Beneficiary |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Waiting on the doorstep again, all day if needed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:517-the-parent-who-left-and-a-new-partner:t6:o1:1
# text = Waiting on the doorstep again, all day if needed
1	Waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	doorstep	doorstep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | gerund |  |  |  | the doorstep | again; day |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on doorstep=Location |
| 2 | **need** *a condition, not said to happen* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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

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Mum stays ready with a plan B, just in case

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:517-the-parent-who-left-and-a-new-partner:t6:o2:1
# text = Mum stays ready with a plan B, just in case
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	B	B	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | Mum |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Ringing him every five minutes on Saturday morning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:517-the-parent-who-left-and-a-new-partner:t6:o3:1
# text = Ringing him every five minutes on Saturday morning
1	Ringing	ring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  |  | minute; morning |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Telling herself she must stop wanting things

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:517-the-parent-who-left-and-a-new-partner:t6:o4:1
# text = Telling herself she must stop wanting things
1	Telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	iobj	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | herself *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent herself=Recipient |
| 2 | **stop** | must | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **want** | gerund | she *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |

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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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