--- title: Ruby lies awake: "She said whatever, she's mad at me." What would ha… — Reading people in hard times: what's r… · tree and pragmatics description: Ruby lies awake: "She said whatever, she's mad at me." What would have saved her a night of worry? Test 9 · ★★ 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 an --- [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/t9/) [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/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★★ · Reading people in hard times: what's really behind the mea… Ruby lies awake: "She said whatever, she's mad at me." What would have saved her a night of worry? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ruby · **What happens:** lie, say, be, save · **To what, where:** whatever, Ruby · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★★ 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/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ruby lies awake: "She said whatever, she's mad at me." ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t9:1 # text = Ruby lies awake: "She said whatever, she's mad at me." 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 lies lie VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 awake awake ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 8 whatever whatever PRON WP PronType=Rel 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 mad mad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 conj _ _ 13 at at ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | present | Ruby | | | | | awake *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Ruby | whatever | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent whatever=Topic | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Ruby | | | | | at me; mad *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:* What would have saved her a night of worry? ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t9:2 # text = What would have saved her a night of worry? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 aux _ _ 4 saved save VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 worry worry NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **save** | would · perfect · passive | | Ruby | | | night | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary she=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Worrying harder to prepare herself ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t9:o1:1 # text = Worrying harder to prepare herself 1 Worrying worry VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 nsubj _ _ 2 harder hard ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 prepare prepare VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **worry** | gerund | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **prepare** | to-infinitive | | herself *= she* | | | | | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herself=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Sending her friend angry messages ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t9:o2:1 # text = Sending her friend angry messages 1 Sending send VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 messages message NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | gerund | | angry messages | her friend | | | | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent friend=Destination message=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Telling the class her friend was rude ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t9:o3:1 # text = Telling the class her friend was rude 1 Telling tell VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 7 csubj _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 iobj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 rude rude ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | | the class | her friend | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient class=Topic | | 2 | **is** | past | Telling | | | | | rude *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Asking her friend the next day ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face:t9:o4:1 # text = Asking her friend the next day 1 Asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | | | her friend | | day | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient | **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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