--- title: Ollie's little sister whispers, «Captain's just having a nap, innit?… — When a small pet dies: fish, hamsters… · tree and pragmatics description: Ollie's little sister whispers, «Captain's just having a nap, innit?» What is the kind, true answer? Test 1 of lesson 55 «When a small pet dies: fish, hamsters and budgies» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/t1/) [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/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/) / [When a small pet dies: fish, hamsters…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/) / t1 # Test 1 · When a small pet dies: fish, hamsters and budgies Ollie's little sister whispers, «Captain's just having a nap, innit?» What is the kind, true answer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** little sister, kind true answer · **What happens:** whisper, have, innit, be · **To what, where:** nap · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 of lesson 55 «When a small pet dies: fish, hamsters and budgies» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ollie's little sister whispers, «Captain's just having a nap, innit?» ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies:t1:1 # text = Ollie's little sister whispers, «Captain's just having a nap, innit?» 1 Ollie Ollie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 whispers whisper VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 « « PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 Captain Captain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 just just ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 having have VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 ccomp _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 nap nap NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 innit innit VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **whisper** *speech: ask* | present | Ollie's little sister | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **have** *in a quote* | gerund | | a nap | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nap=Patient | | 3 | **innit** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | 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 is the kind, true answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies:t1:2 # text = What is the kind, true answer? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 4 kind kind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 6 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the kind true answer | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Yes, wait until lunch and he'll swim ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies:t1:o1:1 # text = Yes, wait until lunch and he'll swim 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 until until ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 lunch lunch NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 swim swim VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | until lunch | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **swim** | future | he | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} No, Captain has died; his body has stopped and he won't wake ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies:t1:o2:1 # text = No, Captain has died; his body has stopped and he won't wake 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 Captain Captain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 died die VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 10 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 9 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 stopped stop VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 13 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 14 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 15 advmod _ _ 15 wake wake VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **die** | present · perfect | Captain | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 2 | **stop** | present · perfect | Captain's body | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 3 | **not** **wake** | future | body | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} No, he is pretending to annoy us ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies:t1:o3:1 # text = No, he is pretending to annoy us 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 pretending pretend VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 annoy annoy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pretend** | present · progressive | he | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **annoy** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | us | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus we=Experiencer | ### Option 4 {#o4} Yes, fish nap like that every morning ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies:t1:o4:1 # text = Yes, fish nap like that every morning 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 fish fish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 nap nap VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 like like ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 obl _ _ 7 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 8 det _ _ 8 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **nap** | present | fish | | | | morning | like that | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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