--- title: Luca's mum misses a visit. A new worker says «never mind, eh». What… — Living in a children's home · tree and pragmatics description: Luca's mum misses a visit. A new worker says «never mind, eh». What would most likely help more? Test 7 of lesson 520 «Living in a children's home» 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 right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/520-living-in-a-childrens-home/t7/) [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/) / [Living in a children's home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/520-living-in-a-childrens-home/) / t7 # Test 7 · Living in a children's home Luca's mum misses a visit. A new worker says «never mind, eh». What would most likely help more? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mum, new worker · **What happens:** miss, say, not mind, help · **To what, where:** visit · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 of lesson 520 «Living in a children's home» 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/520-living-in-a-childrens-home/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Luca's mum misses a visit. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t7:1 # text = Luca's mum misses a visit. 1 Luca Luca PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 misses miss VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 visit visit NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **miss** | present | Luca's mum | a visit | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer visit=Stimulus | 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:* A new worker says «never mind, eh». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t7:2 # text = A new worker says «never mind, eh». 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 worker worker NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 mind mind VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 eh eh INTJ UH _ 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 10 » » PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a new worker | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **mind** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn care-88.1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | *Sentence 3:* What would most likely help more? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t7:3 # text = What would most likely help more? 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 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | would | | | | | | likely *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Sitting with him and letting him be sad ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t7:o1:1 # text = Sitting with him and letting him be sad 1 Sitting sit VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 csubj _ _ 2 with with ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obl _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 letting let VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 1 conj _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 cop _ _ 8 sad sad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sit** | gerund | | | | | | with him *= he* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **let** | gerund | | him *= he* | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 3 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | sad *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Promising she'll definitely come next time ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t7:o2:1 # text = Promising she'll definitely come next time 1 Promising promise VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 nsubj _ _ 2 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 definitely definitely ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | gerund | | | | | | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **come** | future | | | | | time | definitely *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Telling him to cheer up and play a game ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t7:o3:1 # text = Telling him to cheer up and play a game 1 Telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 iobj _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 cheer cheer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 5 up up ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 play play VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | | | him *= he* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **cheer up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **play** | infinitive | | a game | | | | | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Saying his mum doesn't care about him ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:520-living-in-a-childrens-home:t7:o4:1 # text = Saying his mum doesn't care about him 1 Saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 csubj _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 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 care care VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | | his mum | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mum=Topic | | 2 | **not** **care** | present · do-support | Saying | | | | | about him *= he* | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about he=Stimulus | **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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