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title: Mia's uncle, Gen X: "Back in my day we had dinner with the telly on,… — Hard things at home: broken promises,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia's uncle, Gen X: "Back in my day we had dinner with the telly on, no biggie." What makes Mia's case worth speaking up about? Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 13 «Hard things at home: broken promises, silence, money and illness» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Test 10 · ★★ · Hard things at home: broken promises, silence, money and i…

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Mia's uncle, Gen X: "Back in my day we had dinner with the telly on, no biggie." What makes Mia's case worth speaking up about?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** we, case · **What happens:** have on, make, speak up · **To what, where:** dinner, case

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 13 «Hard things at home: broken promises, silence, money and illness» of the reflection 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/reflection/13-hard-things-at-home-broken-promises-silence-money-and-illness/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia's uncle, Gen X: "Back in my day we had dinner with the telly on, no biggie."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:13-hard-things-at-home-broken-promises-silence-money-and-illness:t10:1
# text = Mia's uncle, Gen X: "Back in my day we had dinner with the telly on, no biggie."
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	X	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Back	back	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
13	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	22	det	_	_
22	biggie	biggie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have on** *in a quote* | past | we | dinner |  |  | day | with the telly | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What makes Mia's case worth speaking up about?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:13-hard-things-at-home-broken-promises-silence-money-and-illness:t10:2
# text = What makes Mia's case worth speaking up about?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
7	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present |  | Mia's case |  |  |  | worth *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material case=Product |
| 2 | **speak up** *speech: other* | gerund | Mia's case *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Phones are banned at all dinners by law

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:13-hard-things-at-home-broken-promises-silence-money-and-illness:t10:o1:1
# text = Phones are banned at all dinners by law
1	Phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	dinners	dinner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | present · passive | law | Phones |  | all dinners |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Telly is fine at dinner, but phones are always evil and rude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:13-hard-things-at-home-broken-promises-silence-money-and-illness:t10:o2:1
# text = Telly is fine at dinner, but phones are always evil and rude
1	Telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	11	advmod	_	_
11	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Telly |  |  | dinner |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | phones |  |  |  |  | always, evil *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | phones *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It isn't; she should just sulk instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:13-hard-things-at-home-broken-promises-silence-money-and-illness:t10:o3:1
# text = It isn't; she should just sulk instead
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	sulk	sulk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | should · present | she |  |  |  |  | instead, sulk *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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She feels ignored; saying so led to phone-free dinners

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:13-hard-things-at-home-broken-promises-silence-money-and-illness:t10:o4:1
# text = She feels ignored; saying so led to phone-free dinners
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	dinners	dinner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **ignore** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **lead** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to free dinners | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to dinner=Patient |

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