--- title: An interviewer asks "What are you good at?" Which answer sounds most… — Formal and informal: a mate versus the… · tree and pragmatics description: An interviewer asks "What are you good at?" Which answer sounds most confident? Test 10 of lesson 16 «Formal and informal: a mate versus the head teacher» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wr --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher/t10/) [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/) / [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/) / [Formal and informal: a mate versus the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher/) / t10 # Test 10 · Formal and informal: a mate versus the head teacher An interviewer asks "What are you good at?" Which answer sounds most confident? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** interviewer, you, answer · **What happens:** ask, be, sound · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 of lesson 16 «Formal and informal: a mate versus the head teacher» of the language 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/language/16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* An interviewer asks "What are you good at?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher:t10:1 # text = An interviewer asks "What are you good at?" 1 An a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 interviewer interviewer NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 What what PRON WP PronType=Rel 8 obl _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a interviewer | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | 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. *Sentence 2:* Which answer sounds most confident? ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher:t10:2 # text = Which answer sounds most confident? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 sounds sound VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 5 advmod _ _ 5 confident confident ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sound** | present | which answer | | | | | confident *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} I don't know, maybe everything, or maybe nothing. ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher:t10:o1:1 # text = I don't know, maybe everything, or maybe nothing. 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 maybe maybe ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 or or CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 maybe maybe ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 7 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | I | everything | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer everything=Stimulus | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} I'm good at organising; I ran the school fair. ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher:t10:o2:1 # text = I'm good at organising; I ran the school fair. 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 at at SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 organising organise VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 fair fair NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | I | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **organise** | gerund | I *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **run** | past | I | the school fair | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fair=Trajectory | ### Option 3 {#o3} Like, um, yeah, I'm like good at loads of stuff, innit. ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher:t10:o3:1 # text = Like, um, yeah, I'm like good at loads of stuff, innit. 1 Like like INTJ UH _ 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 um um NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 10 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 9 like like ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 loads load NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 stuff stuff NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 innit innit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | um | | | loads of stuff | | good *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **innit** | infinitive | um *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Stuff, really, all kinds of stuff, you know, things. ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher:t10:o4:1 # text = Stuff, really, all kinds of stuff, you know, things. 1 Stuff stuff NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 really really ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 kinds kind NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 conj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 stuff stuff NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | present | you | things | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus | **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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