--- title: Freddie: "Mum, if all the mums at the gate signed their kids up for… — "Everyone has one!": the crowd is not… · tree and pragmatics description: Freddie: "Mum, if all the mums at the gate signed their kids up for ballet, would I have to do ballet?" Mum: "...Don't tempt me." What is Freddie showing? 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What is Freddie showing? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mums, I, you, Freddie · **What happens:** sign up, have, do, not tempt, show · **To what, where:** kids, ballet, me This is test 10 of lesson 166 «"Everyone has one!": the crowd is not a reason» 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/166-everyone-has-one-the-crowd-is-not-a-reason/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Freddie: "Mum, if all the mums at the gate signed their kids up for ballet, would I have to do ballet?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:166-everyone-has-one-the-crowd-is-not-a-reason:t10:1 # text = Freddie: "Mum, if all the mums at the gate signed their kids up for ballet, would I have to do ballet?" 1 Freddie Freddie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 6 if if SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 7 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 9 det:predet _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 mums mum NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nsubj _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 gate gate NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 13 signed sign VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 14 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ _ 16 up up ADP RP _ 13 compound:prt _ _ 17 for for ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 ballet ballet NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 20 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 21 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 23 to to PART TO _ 24 mark _ _ 24 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 22 xcomp _ _ 25 ballet ballet NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ? ? PUNCT . _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 " " PUNCT '' _ 22 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sign up** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | past | all mums at the gate | their kids | | | | for ballet | vn volunteer-95.4-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent kid=Pivot for ballet=Beneficiary | | 2 | **have** *in a quote* | would | I | | | | | Freddie *vocative* | tree rules | | 3 | **do** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | ballet | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ballet=Eventuality | 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:* Mum: "... ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:166-everyone-has-one-the-crowd-is-not-a-reason:t10:2 # text = Mum: "... 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ... ... PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 3:* Don't tempt me." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:166-everyone-has-one-the-crowd-is-not-a-reason:t10:3 # text = Don't tempt me." 1 Do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 2 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 tempt tempt VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **tempt** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | | me | | | | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient | *Sentence 4:* What is Freddie showing? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:166-everyone-has-one-the-crowd-is-not-a-reason:t10:4 # text = What is Freddie showing? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 Freddie Freddie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 showing show VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present · progressive | Freddie | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Ballet is better than football ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:166-everyone-has-one-the-crowd-is-not-a-reason:t10:o1:1 # text = Ballet is better than football 1 Ballet ballet NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 4 than than ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 football football NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Ballet | | | | | than football; good *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} All mums secretly like ballet ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:166-everyone-has-one-the-crowd-is-not-a-reason:t10:o2:1 # text = All mums secretly like ballet 1 All all DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 mums mum NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 secretly secretly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 like like ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 ballet ballet NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Choosing a club because others do is not a good reason ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:166-everyone-has-one-the-crowd-is-not-a-reason:t10:o3:1 # text = Choosing a club because others do is not a good reason 1 Choosing choose VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 csubj _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 club club NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 others other NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 6 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **choose** | gerund | | a club | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent club=Theme | | 2 | **do** | present | others | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **not** **is a** | present | Choosing | a good reason | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Freddie secretly wants to do ballet instead of football or drawing ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:166-everyone-has-one-the-crowd-is-not-a-reason:t10:o4:1 # text = Freddie secretly wants to do ballet instead of football or drawing 1 Freddie Freddie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 secretly secretly ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 ballet ballet NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 instead instead ADV RB ExtPos=ADP 9 case _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 7 fixed _ _ 9 football football NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 10 or or CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 drawing drawing NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | Freddie | | | | | secretly *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Freddie *not said here* | ballet | | | | instead football or drawing | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ballet=Eventuality | **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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