--- title: Josh says, "She was well grumpy, she must hate me." Later he hears a… — Reading people in hard times: what's r… · tree and pragmatics description: Josh says, "She was well grumpy, she must hate me." Later he hears about her dog. What helped Josh? Test 4 · ★★ of lesson 28 «Reading people in hard times: what's really behind the mean face» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t4/) [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/) / [Reflection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/) / [Reading people in hard times: what's r…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★★ · Reading people in hard times: what's really behind the mea… Josh says, "She was well grumpy, she must hate me." Later he hears about her dog. What helped Josh? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Josh, he · **What happens:** say, be, hate, hear, help · **To what, where:** Josh · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 28 «Reading people in hard times: what's really behind the mean face» 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/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Josh says, "She was well grumpy, she must hate me." ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t4:1 # text = Josh says, "She was well grumpy, she must hate me." 1 Josh Josh 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 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 8 advmod _ _ 8 grumpy grumpy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 hate hate VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 parataxis _ _ 13 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Josh | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Josh | | | | | grumpy, well *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **hate** *in a quote* | must | Josh | Josh | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | 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:* Later he hears about her dog. ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t4:2 # text = Later he hears about her dog. 1 Later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 hears hear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 about about ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | present | he | | | | | about Josh's dog; late *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about dog=Stimulus | *Sentence 3:* What helped Josh? ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t4:3 # text = What helped Josh? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 2 nsubj _ _ 2 helped help VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Josh Josh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | past | | | Josh | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent josh=Beneficiary | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Being rude back to her ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t4:o1:1 # text = Being rude back to her 1 Being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 cop _ _ 2 rude rude ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 csubj _ _ 3 back back ADV RB _ 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | gerund | | | | | | rude *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Asking for a new teacher ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t4:o2:1 # text = Asking for a new teacher 1 Asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | | | | | | for a new teacher | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Drawing her a card ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t4:o3:1 # text = Drawing her a card 1 Drawing draw VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 card card NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **draw** | gerund | | | her *= she* | | | | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary card=Result | ### Option 4 {#o4} Telling her she was unfair ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t4:o4:1 # text = Telling her she was unfair 1 Telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 iobj _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 unfair unfair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | | | her *= she* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | | 2 | **is** | past | she | | | | | unfair *property* | tree rules | **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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