--- title: A friendly man in a park keeps asking a girl where she lives and whi… — Strangers and tricky people · tree and pragmatics description: A friendly man in a park keeps asking a girl where she lives and which school she goes to. What should she do? 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What should she do? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friendly man, girl, school · **What happens:** keep, ask, live, go, do · **To what, where:** girl This is test 9 · ★★ 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/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A friendly man in a park keeps asking a girl where she lives and which school she goes to. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t9:1 # text = A friendly man in a park keeps asking a girl where she lives and which school she goes to. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 friendly friendly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 park park NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 keeps keep VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 asking ask VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 7 xcomp _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 13 advmod _ _ 12 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 lives live VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 acl:relcl _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 15 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 16 det _ _ 16 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 17 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 18 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 18 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | present | a friendly man in a park | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | a friendly man in a park *not said here* | | a girl | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent girl=Recipient | | 3 | **live** | present | girl | | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **go** | present | which school | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «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 should she do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t9:2 # text = What should she do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|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 | school | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Tell him, because he seems interested ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t9:o1:1 # text = Tell him, because he seems interested 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 seems seem VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 7 interested interested ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | him *= he* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 2 | **seem** | present | he | | | | | interested *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Tell him the school but not the name of her street ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t9:o2:1 # text = Tell him the school but not the name of her street 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 iobj _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 but but CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 conj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 street street NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the school | him *= he* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient school=Topic | | 2 | **name** | | | her street | | | | | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Ask for his address in return ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t9:o3:1 # text = Ask for his address in return 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 for for ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 address address NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 return return NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | return | | for his address | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **address** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Not tell him, move away and tell a trusted adult ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:t9:o4:1 # text = Not tell him, move away and tell a trusted adult 1 Not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 move move VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 away away ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 trusted trust VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 amod _ _ 11 adult adult NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | him *= he* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 2 | **move away** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* | | a trusted adult | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient | | 4 | **trust** | participle | | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | **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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