--- title: everyone's saying Harry's grumpy cos he thinks he's better than us — Thinking cleverly about people · tree and pragmatics description: everyone's saying Harry's grumpy cos he thinks he's better than us Test 17 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «Thinking cleverly about people» 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/60-reasoning-about-people/t17/) [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/) / [Thinking cleverly about people](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/60-reasoning-about-people/) / t17 # Test 17 · ★★★ · Thinking cleverly about people everyone's saying Harry's grumpy cos he thinks he's better than us **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** everyone, Harry · **What happens:** say, think, be · **To what, where:** grumpy cos · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 17 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «Thinking cleverly about 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/60-reasoning-about-people/#t17). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t17:1 # text = everyone's saying Harry's grumpy cos he thinks he's better than us 1 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 Harry Harry PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 grumpy grumpy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 cos cos NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 9 ccomp _ _ 13 than than ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | everyone | Harry's grumpy cos | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Harry | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** | present | Harry | | | | | than us; good *property* | tree rules | 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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Maybe not; tired, worried or sad people get grumpy, so do not spread it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t17:o1:1 # text = Maybe not; tired, worried or sad people get grumpy, so do not spread it 1 Maybe maybe ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 tired tired ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 worried worried ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ _ 7 or or CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 8 sad sad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 10 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 11 grumpy grumpy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 13 so so ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 14 do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 16 advmod _ _ 16 spread spread VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 17 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | sad people | | | | | grumpy *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **not** **spread** | infinitive · do-support | | it | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} It means you should ignore him forever, and get everyone else to ignore him too ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t17:o2:1 # text = It means you should ignore him forever, and get everyone else to ignore him too 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 ignore ignore VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 forever forever ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 11 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 10 obj _ _ 12 else else ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 ignore ignore VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 15 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ _ 16 too too ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | It | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **ignore** | should | you | him *= he* | | | | forever *property* | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 3 | **get** | infinitive | | everyone | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **ignore** | to-infinitive | everyone *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} It proves he does not like anyone in the class ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t17:o3:1 # text = It proves he does not like anyone in the class 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 proves prove VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 like like VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 7 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 6 obj _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prove** | present | It | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **not** **like** | present · do-support | he | anyone | | the class | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot anyone=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} It must be true, grumpy means stuck-up ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t17:o4:1 # text = It must be true, grumpy means stuck-up 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 cop _ _ 4 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 grumpy grumpy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ _ 7 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 stuck stuck ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 up up NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | must | It | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **mean** | present | true | stuck up | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent up=Topic | **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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