---
title: Teen son: "It's Grandad, he's snoring louder than the telly. Bro's b… — Who stole the remote? Jumping to concl… · tree and pragmatics
description: Teen son: "It's Grandad, he's snoring louder than the telly. Bro's been resting his eyes since lunch." What was Dad's mistake? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 162 «Who stole the remote? Jumping to conclusions at home» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions/t10/)

<!-- 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/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / [Who stole the remote? Jumping to concl…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions/) / t10

# Test 10 · ★ · Who stole the remote? Jumping to conclusions at home

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teen son: "It's Grandad, he's snoring louder than the telly. Bro's been resting his eyes since lunch." What was Dad's mistake?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** It, Grandad, Bro · **What happens:** be, snore, rest · **To what, where:** Grandad, eyes, mistake

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 162 «Who stole the remote? Jumping to conclusions at home» 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/162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions/#t10).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Teen son: "It's Grandad, he's snoring louder than the telly.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t10:1
# text = Teen son: "It's Grandad, he's snoring louder than the telly.
1	Teen	teen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	snoring	snore	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
12	louder	loud	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	xcomp	_	_
13	than	than	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | It | Grandad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **snore** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Grandad |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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:* Bro's been resting his eyes since lunch."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t10:2
# text = Bro's been resting his eyes since lunch."
1	Bro	Bro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux	_	_
4	resting	rest	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	since	since	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | present · progressive | Bro | Bro's eyes |  |  | since lunch |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eye=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* What was Dad's mistake?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t10:3
# text = What was Dad's mistake?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	mistake	mistake	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** | past |  | Dad's mistake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leaving the telly on himself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t10:o1:1
# text = Leaving the telly on himself
1	Leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | gerund |  | the telly |  |  |  | on himself *= he* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent telly=Theme on himself=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paying for electricity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t10:o2:1
# text = Paying for electricity
1	Paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for electricity | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for electricity=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saying it was the kids as a fact before looking round

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t10:o3:1
# text = Saying it was the kids as a fact before looking round
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	ccomp	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
11	round	round	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | as a fact | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | the kids |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **look round** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | round *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Waking Grandad up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions:t10:o4:1
# text = Waking Grandad up
1	Waking	wake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | gerund |  | Grandad |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent grandad=Patient |

<!-- 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: [Who stole the remote? Jumping to concl…, test 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions/t9/)
- next →: [Who stole the remote? Jumping to concl…, test 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions/t11/)
- ↑ back to [Who stole the remote? Jumping to conclusions at home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions/)

