---
title: In a cartoon, a girl's best friend moves away and the girl swears ne… — Living with loss: keeping memories, an… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, a girl's best friend moves away and the girl swears never to have another friend. Is this a good idea? Test 4 of lesson 3 «Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't death» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death/t4/)

<!-- 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/) / [Reflection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/) / [Living with loss: keeping memories, an…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death/) / t4

# Test 4 · Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't de…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a cartoon, a girl's best friend moves away and the girl swears never to have another friend. Is this a good idea?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** best friend, girl, this · **What happens:** move away, swear, not have, be · **To what, where:** cartoon, friend, good idea

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 4 of lesson 3 «Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't death» 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/3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death/#t4).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a girl's best friend moves away and the girl swears never to have another friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:t4:1
# text = In a cartoon, a girl's best friend moves away and the girl swears never to have another friend.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	swears	swear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	ccomp	_	_
19	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	20	det	_	_
20	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move away** | present | a girl's best friend |  |  | a cartoon |  | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in cartoon=Trajectory |
| 2 | **swear** | present | the girl |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **have** | to-infinitive | the girl *not said here* | another friend |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient |

<!-- .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:* Is this a good idea?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:t4:2
# text = Is this a good idea?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, because she should forget the old friend at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:t4:o1:1
# text = No, because she should forget the old friend at once
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | should | she | the old friend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes; having a new friend would be a kind of cheating

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:t4:o2:1
# text = Yes; having a new friend would be a kind of cheating
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	cheating	cheating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | a new friend |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | would | having | a kind |  |  |  | of cheating | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No; making a new friend doesn't betray the old one

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:t4:o3:1
# text = No; making a new friend doesn't betray the old one
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	betray	betray	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | a new friend |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset friend=Product |
| 2 | **not** **betray** | present · do-support | making | the old one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes; friends who move away always come back soon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:t4:o4:1
# text = Yes; friends who move away always come back soon
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move away** | present | friends |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come back** | infinitive | friends |  |  |  |  | always, soon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- 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: [Living with loss: keeping memories, an…, test 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death/t3/)
- next →: [Living with loss: keeping memories, an…, test 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death/t5/)
- ↑ back to [Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't death](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death/)