---
title: You ask Sashko to swap cards; he says «LAdno…» with a long sigh. Wha… — Please, thank you, sorry, okay · tree and pragmatics
description: You ask Sashko to swap cards; he says «LAdno…» with a long sigh. What does he mean? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 3 «Please, thank you, sorry, okay» of the Ukrainian street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay/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/) / [Ukrainian street](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/) / [Please, thank you, sorry, okay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay/) / t4

# Test 4 · ★ · Please, thank you, sorry, okay

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You ask Sashko to swap cards; he says «LAdno…» with a long sigh. What does he mean?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** You, Sashko · **What happens:** ask, swap, say, mean · **To what, where:** Sashko, cards, LAdno · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 3 «Please, thank you, sorry, okay» of the Ukrainian street 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/ukrainian-street/3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay/#t4).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* You ask Sashko to swap cards; he says «LAdno…» with a long sigh.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay:t4:1
# text = You ask Sashko to swap cards; he says «LAdno…» with a long sigh.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ask	ask	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Sashko	Sashko	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	swap	swap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	LAdno	LAdno	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	…	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	sigh	sigh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | You |  | Sashko |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent sashko=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **swap** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | cards |  |  |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Sashko | LAdno |  |  |  | with a long sigh | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent ladno=Theme with sigh=Manner |

<!-- .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:* What does he mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay:t4:2
# text = What does he mean?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | Sashko |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He didn't hear you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay:t4:o1:1
# text = He didn't hear you
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hear** | past · do-support | He | you |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brilliant, he loves the idea and can't wait

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay:t4:o2:1
# text = Brilliant, he loves the idea and can't wait
1	Brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | he | the idea |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer idea=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **wait** | can | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fine, whatever — he's not happy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay:t4:o3:1
# text = Fine, whatever — he's not happy
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	1	conj	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No way, never

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay:t4:o4:1
# text = No way, never
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- 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: [Please, thank you, sorry, okay, test 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay/t3/)
- next →: [Please, thank you, sorry, okay, test 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay/t5/)
- ↑ back to [Please, thank you, sorry, okay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay/)