--- title: A boy is in foster care. A new friend asks why he does not live with… — Grandparents, divorce and step-families · tree and pragmatics description: A boy is in foster care. A new friend asks why he does not live with his parents. What can he do? 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What can he do? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, new friend, friend · **What happens:** be, ask, not live, do · **To what, where:** foster care · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 96 «Grandparents, divorce and step-families» 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/96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A boy is in foster care. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t7:1 # text = A boy is in foster care. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 foster foster NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 care care NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | a boy | | | foster care | | | 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. *Sentence 2:* A new friend asks why he does not live with his parents. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t7:2 # text = A new friend asks why he does not live with his parents. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 9 advmod _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 7 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 parents parent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a new friend | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **live** | present · do-support | friend | | | | | with friend's parents | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with parent=Location | *Sentence 3:* What can he do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t7:3 # text = What can he do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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** | can | friend | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} He must tell the full story to everyone ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t7:o1:1 # text = He must tell the full story to everyone 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | must | He | the full story | everyone | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Topic to everyone=Recipient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Say as much or as little as he wants ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t7:o2:1 # text = Say as much or as little as he wants 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 as as ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 much much ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 4 or or CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 5 as as ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 7 as as SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **want** | present | he | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | ### Option 3 {#o3} He must ask a teacher to answer for him ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t7:o3:1 # text = He must ask a teacher to answer for him 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 answer answer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | must | He | | a teacher | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | | | for teacher | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} He has to make up a different story ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families:t7:o4:1 # text = He has to make up a different story 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 up up ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **make up** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a different story | | | | | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme story=Pivot | **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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