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# Test 20 · Frustration, loneliness, guilt and living with siblings

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my sis keeps sneaking out "to see someone" n made me promise not to tell, feels heavy

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** sis, n, me · **What happens:** keep, sneak out, see, make, promise, not tell · **To what, where:** someone, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 20 of lesson 94 «Frustration, loneliness, guilt and living with siblings» 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/94-frustration-loneliness-and-siblings/#t20).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:94-frustration-loneliness-and-siblings:t20:1
# text = my sis keeps sneaking out "to see someone" n made me promise not to tell, feels heavy
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sis	sis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sneaking	sneak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	_
11	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	promise	promise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
20	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | my sis |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sneak out** | gerund | my sis *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **see** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | my sis *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus |
| 4 | **make** | past | n | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **promise** *speech: promise* | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **feel** | present | my sis *not said here* |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She may be seeing a boyfriend or girlfriend; if the secret worries you about her safety, tell a trusted adult

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:94-frustration-loneliness-and-siblings:t20:o1:1
# text = She may be seeing a boyfriend or girlfriend; if the secret worries you about her safety, tell a trusted adult
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boyfriend	boyfriend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	girlfriend	girlfriend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	worries	worry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	amod	_	_
22	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | may · progressive | She | a boyfriend or girlfriend |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer boyfriend=Stimulus |
| 2 | **worry** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the secret | you |  |  |  | about secret's safety | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | She *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 |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Follow her out at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:94-frustration-loneliness-and-siblings:t20:o2:1
# text = Follow her out at night
1	Follow	follow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow out** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | night |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell everyone at school about it, so that lots of people can keep an eye on her

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:94-frustration-loneliness-and-siblings:t20:o3:1
# text = Tell everyone at school about it, so that lots of people can keep an eye on her
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	iobj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | everyone |  |  | about school; about school | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient about it=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** | can | lots of people | a eye |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent eye=Theme her=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep the secret forever no matter what happens, because a promise to a sister can never be broken

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:94-frustration-loneliness-and-siblings:t20:o4:1
# text = Keep the secret forever no matter what happens, because a promise to a sister can never be broken
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	nsubj	_	_
8	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
17	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | the secret |  |  |  | no matter *obl*; forever *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme |
| 2 | **happen** | present | no matter |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **break** | can · passive |  | a promise to a sister |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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