---
title: Mum lets you sleep in her bed when ill. Your brother says that's for… — Why we sleep when ill · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum lets you sleep in her bed when ill. Your brother says that's for babies. Fair? Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 31 «Why we sleep when ill» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/31-why-we-sleep-when-ill/t10/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/) / [Why we sleep when ill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/31-why-we-sleep-when-ill/) / t10

# Test 10 · ★★ · Why we sleep when ill

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum lets you sleep in her bed when ill. Your brother says that's for babies. Fair?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mum, you, brother, that · **What happens:** let, sleep, say, be · **To what, where:** you, bed · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 31 «Why we sleep when ill» of the medicine 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/medicine/31-why-we-sleep-when-ill/#t10).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Mum lets you sleep in her bed when ill.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:31-why-we-sleep-when-ill:t10:1
# text = Mum lets you sleep in her bed when ill.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
9	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | Mum | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sleep** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | Mum's bed |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in bed=Location |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Your brother says that's for babies.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:31-why-we-sleep-when-ill:t10:2
# text = Your brother says that's for babies.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | for babies | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* Fair?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:31-why-we-sleep-when-ill:t10:3
# text = Fair?
1	Fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, only babies do it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:31-why-we-sleep-when-ill:t10:o1:1
# text = Yes, only babies do it
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | babies | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, comfort helps anyone who's ill feel safer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:31-why-we-sleep-when-ill:t10:o2:1
# text = No, comfort helps anyone who's ill feel safer
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	comfort	comfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
10	safer	safe	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | comfort | anyone |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent anyone=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | anyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, it slows recovery because you sleep less well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:31-why-we-sleep-when-ill:t10:o3:1
# text = Yes, it slows recovery because you sleep less well
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	slows	slow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	recovery	recovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sleep	sleep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
10	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slow** | present | it | recovery |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent recovery=Patient |
| 2 | **sleep** | present | you |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, but only if you're under five

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:31-why-we-sleep-when-ill:t10:o4:1
# text = No, but only if you're under five
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | you |  |  | five |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- div src -->

**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Why we sleep when ill, test 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/31-why-we-sleep-when-ill/t9/)
- next →: [Why we sleep when ill, exam 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/31-why-we-sleep-when-ill/e1/)
- ↑ back to [Why we sleep when ill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/31-why-we-sleep-when-ill/)