--- title: Your friend's older brother offers to take you both to the shop. You… — Strangers and tricky people · tree and pragmatics description: Your friend's older brother offers to take you both to the shop. Your mum does not know. What should you do? 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What should you do? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** older brother, mum, you · **What happens:** offer, take, not know, do · **To what, where:** you, shop This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 58 «Strangers and tricky people» 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/58-strangers-and-tricky-people/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your friend's older brother offers to take you both to the shop. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t8:1 # text = Your friend's older brother offers to take you both to the shop. 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 older old ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 amod _ _ 5 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 offers offer VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 9 nmod:unmarked _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 shop shop NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **offer** | present | Your friend's older brother | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Your friend's older brother *not said here* | you | | the shop | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent you=Theme to shop=Destination | 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:* Your mum does not know. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t8:2 # text = Your mum does not know. 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | Your mum | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | *Sentence 3:* What should you do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t8:3 # text = What should you do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | should | you | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Go, because you will be back soon ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t8:o1:1 # text = Go, because you will be back soon 1 Go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 7 cop _ _ 7 back back ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 8 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is** | future | you | | | | | back, soon *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Go, because he is your friend's big brother ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t8:o2:1 # text = Go, because he is your friend's big brother 1 Go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's 's PART POS _ 7 case _ _ 9 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* | your friend's big brother | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | he | | | | | 's your friend | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Ask your mum first and only go if she says yes ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t8:o3:1 # text = Ask your mum first and only go if she says yes 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 1 advmod _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 only only ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 8 if if SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 9 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 11 yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 1 discourse _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | | your mum | | | first *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient | | 2 | **go** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | she | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Go if your friend is going too ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t8:o4:1 # text = Go if your friend is going too 1 Go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 if if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 3 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 7 too too ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **go** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | your friend | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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