--- title: Words people use: "no chance" means no way, "prepone" means move to… — What day of the week will it be? · tree and pragmatics description: Words people use: "no chance" means no way, "prepone" means move to an earlier time, the opposite of postpone (Indian English), "do the needful" means do what needs doing (Indian English) "y'all" means you all (southern USA), "no cap" means "no lie", "extra" means over the top, "it's giving" means " --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/115-what-day-of-the-week-will-it-be/22/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/) / [What day of the week will it be?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/115-what-day-of-the-week-will-it-be/) / 22 # What day of the week will it be?, sentence 22 Words people use: "no chance" means no way, "prepone" means move to an earlier time, the opposite of postpone (Indian English), "do the needful" means do what needs doing (Indian English) "y'all" means you all (southern USA), "no cap" means "no lie", "extra" means over the top, "it's giving" means "it seems like" and "you're having a laugh" means you must be joking (UK). **Who acts:** people, chance, prepone, needful, y'all, cap · **What happens:** use, mean, means, move, do, give · **To what, where:** Words, way, you, lie, top, laugh · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of the lesson «What day of the week will it be?» of the world course of Mova's primary school. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (people, chance, prepone, needful), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = school:world:115-what-day-of-the-week-will-it-be.lesson:22 # text = Words people use: "no chance" means no way, "prepone" means move to an earlier time, the opposite of postpone (Indian English), "do the needful" means do what needs doing (Indian English) "y'all" means you all (southern USA), "no cap" means "no lie", "extra" means over the top, "it's giving" means "it seems like" and "you're having a laugh" means you must be joking (UK). # source = school lesson (ours) # course = world # lesson = 115-what-day-of-the-week-will-it-be.lesson # annotation = Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×3, R6-punct-agree ×5, R7-rel-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×2 1 Words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 80 dislocated _ _ 2 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 use use VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 4 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ _ 6 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 7 det _ _ 7 chance chance NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 9 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 10 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 11 det _ _ 11 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=14:punct 13 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ _ 14 prepone prepone NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 15 " " PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ 16 means means VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 17 move move VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 ccomp _ _ 18 to to ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 19 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 earlier early ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 21 amod _ _ 21 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 opposite opposite NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 conj _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 postpone postpone NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nmod _ _ 27 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 29 punct _ _ 28 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 English English PROPN NNP Number=Sing 26 appos _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=24:appos 30 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 29 punct _ _ 31 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 32 " " PUNCT `` _ 35 punct _ _ 33 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 35 aux _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 needful needful NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nsubj _ _ 36 " " PUNCT '' _ 35 punct _ _ 37 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 38 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 39 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 41 obj _ _ 40 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 41 doing do VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 37 ccomp _ _ 42 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 44 punct _ _ 43 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 English English PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ _ 45 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 44 punct _ _ 46 " " PUNCT `` _ 47 punct _ _ 47 y'all y'all NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 nsubj _ _ 48 " " PUNCT '' _ 47 punct _ _ 49 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 50 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 49 obj _ _ 51 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 50 nmod:unmarked _ _ 52 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 54 punct _ _ 53 southern southern ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 amod _ _ 54 USA USA PROPN NNP Number=Sing 49 ccomp _ _ 55 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 54 punct _ _ 56 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 57 " " PUNCT `` _ 59 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=3:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:'':_ 58 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 59 det _ _ 59 cap cap NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 nsubj _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=3:obj 60 " " PUNCT '' _ 61 punct _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=61:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:``:_ 61 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 62 " " PUNCT `` _ 64 punct _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=64:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:":_ 63 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 64 det _ _ 64 lie lie NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 obj _ _ 65 " " PUNCT '' _ 64 punct _ _ 66 , , PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 67 " " PUNCT `` _ 68 punct _ _ 68 extra extra ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 70 nsubj _ _ 69 " " PUNCT '' _ 68 punct _ _ 70 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 71 over over ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 obl _ _ 74 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 75 " " PUNCT `` _ 78 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=3:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:'':_ 76 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 78 nsubj _ _ 77 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 78 aux _ _ 78 giving give VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 79 " " PUNCT '' _ 78 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=3:punct 80 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 81 " " PUNCT `` _ 83 punct _ _ 82 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 83 nsubj _ _ 83 seems seem VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 80 ccomp _ Agree=R7-rel-agree|Haiku=80:conj 84 like like SCONJ IN _ 90 mark _ _ 85 " " PUNCT `` _ 90 punct _ _ 86 and and CCONJ CC _ 90 cc _ _ 87 " " PUNCT `` _ 90 punct _ _ 88 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 90 nsubj _ _ 89 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 90 aux _ _ 90 having have VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 83 parataxis _ _ 91 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 92 det _ _ 92 laugh laugh NOUN NN Number=Sing 90 obj _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=94:nsubj 93 " " PUNCT '' _ 90 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=92:punct 94 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 90 ccomp _ _ 95 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 98 nsubj _ _ 96 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 98 aux _ _ 97 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 98 aux _ _ 98 joking joke VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 94 ccomp _ _ 99 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 100 punct _ _ 100 UK UK PROPN NNP Number=Sing 98 obj _ _ 101 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 100 punct _ _ 102 . . PUNCT . _ 80 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed voice=narrator | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | present | people | Words *not said here* | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient | | 2 | **mean** | present | no chance | no way | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic | | 3 | **means** | present | prepone | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **move** | present | prepone *not said here* | | | | time | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **mean** | present | the needful | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **do** | present · do-support | | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | | 7 | **mean** | present | y'all | you | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Topic | | 8 | **mean** | present | no cap | no lie | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lie=Topic | | 9 | **mean** | present | extra | | | the top | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **give** *in a quote* | present · progressive | cap | | | | | | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 11 | **mean** | present | | | | | | Words *dislocated* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 12 | **seem** *in a quote* | present | it | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 13 | **have** *in a quote* | present · progressive | you | a laugh | | | | | tree rules | | 14 | **mean** | present | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 15 | **joke** *speech: other* | must · progressive | you | UK | | | | | 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. **Licence: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)**, as the whole of Mova corpus 0.4, of which this treebank (the agreed school, `mova-school-agreed-en.conllu`) is part. The lessons were written for Mova's primary school. Sentence `school:world:115-what-day-of-the-week-will-it-be.lesson:22`. **The tree:** Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×3, R6-punct-agree ×5, R7-rel-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×2. **The frames** are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (`prag`) when this page is built, the lesson read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence. See the [release 0.4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/releases/0.4/). - ← previous: [What day of the week will it be?, 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/115-what-day-of-the-week-will-it-be/21/) - next →: [How our calendar was made: Romans, Jul…, 0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/116-how-our-calendar-was-made/0/) - ↑ back to [the lesson](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/115-what-day-of-the-week-will-it-be/)