--- title: Callum: "Sorry for being early? That's mad." Why did the Japanese co… — Being on time around the world, waitin… · tree and pragmatics description: Callum: "Sorry for being early? That's mad." Why did the Japanese company say sorry? Test 1 of lesson 129 «Being on time around the world, waiting your turn and deadlines» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/129-being-on-time-around-the-world/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/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / [Being on time around the world, waitin…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/129-being-on-time-around-the-world/) / t1 # Test 1 · Being on time around the world, waiting your turn and dead… Callum: "Sorry for being early? That's mad." Why did the Japanese company say sorry? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** That, Japanese company · **What happens:** be, say · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 of lesson 129 «Being on time around the world, waiting your turn and deadlines» of the world 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/world/129-being-on-time-around-the-world/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Callum: "Sorry for being early? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t1:1 # text = Callum: "Sorry for being early? 1 Callum Callum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 cop _ _ 7 early early ADV RB Degree=Pos 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | gerund | | | | | | early *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:* That's mad." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t1:2 # text = That's mad." 1 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 mad mad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | That | | | | | mad *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* Why did the Japanese company say sorry? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t1:3 # text = Why did the Japanese company say sorry? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 Japanese Japanese ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 company company NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: apologize* | past · do-support | the Japanese company | | | | | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Passengers who came on time could have missed the train ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t1:o1:1 # text = Passengers who came on time could have missed the train 1 Passengers passenger NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 3 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 aux _ _ 8 missed miss VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 train train NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | Passengers | | | | time | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **miss** | could · perfect · passive | | Passengers | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} It's the law to say sorry every day ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t1:o2:1 # text = It's the law to say sorry every day 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 acl _ _ 7 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ 8 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 9 det _ _ 9 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | the law | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* | to-infinitive | | | | | day | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} It arrived early at the end of the line and the driver got told off ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t1:o3:1 # text = It arrived early at the end of the line and the driver got told off 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 arrived arrive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 early early ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 line line NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 driver driver NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 got get AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 15 off off ADP RP _ 14 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **arrive** | past | It | | | | at the end of the line | early *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | past · passive | | the driver | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} The train broke a world speed record ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t1:o4:1 # text = The train broke a world speed record 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 train train NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 broke break VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 5 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 speed speed NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 record record NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** | past | the train | a speed record | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer record=Patient | **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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