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title: Isla says, "I'm gonna tell Grandpa off next time he yells at Mum!" W… — When home feels shaky: rows, hospitals… · tree and pragmatics
description: Isla says, "I'm gonna tell Grandpa off next time he yells at Mum!" What does the lesson say? Test 8 of lesson 14 «When home feels shaky: rows, hospitals, new babies and big changes» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 8 · When home feels shaky: rows, hospitals, new babies and big…

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Isla says, "I'm gonna tell Grandpa off next time he yells at Mum!" What does the lesson say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Isla, lesson · **What happens:** say, tell, yell · **To what, where:** Grandpa, next time · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 14 «When home feels shaky: rows, hospitals, new babies and big changes» 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/14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Isla says, "I'm gonna tell Grandpa off next time he yells at Mum!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t8:1
# text = Isla says, "I'm gonna tell Grandpa off next time he yells at Mum!"
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	8	dep	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
9	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	yells	yell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present | Isla |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Isla |  | Grandpa |  | time |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grandpa=Recipient |
| 3 | **yell** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present | Isla | next time *not said here* |  |  |  | at Mum | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme PP.recipient PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent time=Theme at mum=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What does the lesson say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t8:2
# text = What does the lesson say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | the lesson |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

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

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Grown-ups have old wounds; it isn't Isla's job to fix

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t8:o1:1
# text = Grown-ups have old wounds; it isn't Isla's job to fix
1	Grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wounds	wound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | Grown ups | old wounds |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present | it | Isla's job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **fix** | to-infinitive | Grown ups *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Isla should make Grandpa and Mum hug

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t8:o2:1
# text = Isla should make Grandpa and Mum hug
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	hug	hug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | should | Isla | Grandpa and Mum hug |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandpa=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Isla should refuse to ever see Grandpa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t8:o3:1
# text = Isla should refuse to ever see Grandpa
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | should | Isla |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **see** | to-infinitive | Isla *not said here* | Grandpa |  |  | ever |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer grandpa=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Isla should shout at Grandpa to protect Mum

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes:t8:o4:1
# text = Isla should shout at Grandpa to protect Mum
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	shout	shout	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | should | Isla |  |  |  |  | at Grandpa | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive | Isla *not said here* |  | Mum |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=Beneficiary |

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