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title: Tom, from Leeds: "Dinner at half nine?! I'm in bed by then, me." Mar… — Being on time around the world, waitin… · tree and pragmatics
description: Tom, from Leeds: "Dinner at half nine?! I'm in bed by then, me." Maria: "Is normal in Spain!" Who's wrong? Test 2 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 
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# Test 2 · Being on time around the world, waiting your turn and dead…

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Tom, from Leeds: "Dinner at half nine?! I'm in bed by then, me." Maria: "Is normal in Spain!" Who's wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, Maria · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** bed, Spain

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This is test 2 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Tom, from Leeds: "Dinner at half nine?!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t2:1
# text = Tom, from Leeds: "Dinner at half nine?!
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Leeds	Leeds	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	10	det:predet	_	_
10	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?!	?!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* I'm in bed by then, me."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t2:2
# text = I'm in bed by then, me."
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  | bed |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Maria: "Is normal in Spain!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t2:3
# text = Maria: "Is normal in Spain!"
1	Maria	Maria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Maria |  |  | Spain |  | normal *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 4:* Who's wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t2:4
# text = Who's wrong?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Tom: everyone in the world should eat at half nine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t2:o1:1
# text = Tom: everyone in the world should eat at half nine
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	appos	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	8	obl	_	_
11	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | should | Tom |  |  | half |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Maria: dinner must always be eaten at six o'clock

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t2:o2:1
# text = Maria: dinner must always be eaten at six o'clock
1	Maria	Maria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | must · passive |  | Maria |  | six o'clock |  | always *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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

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Neither: countries have different daily rhythms

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t2:o3:1
# text = Neither: countries have different daily rhythms
1	Neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	daily	daily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rhythms	rhythm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | neither countries | different daily rhythms |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rhythm=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Maria: Spain has no evening, so dinner is at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:129-being-on-time-around-the-world:t2:o4:1
# text = Maria: Spain has no evening, so dinner is at night
1	Maria	Maria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Spain | Maria *not said here* |  |  | evening |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maria=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | dinner |  |  |  | at night |  | tree rules |

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**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.

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