Test 19 · ★ · White lies and kind silence

auntie asked if mum's new "friend" is coming to xmas and mum went red and said "don't" — what's going on and what do i say?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: auntie, new friend, mum, i · What happens: ask, come, go, say, not do, go on · To what, where: xmas · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 196 «White lies and kind silence» of the everyday 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	auntie	auntie	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 asked	nsubj
2	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	if	if	SCONJ	_	11 coming	mark
4	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 friend	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 mum	case
6	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 friend	amod
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 friend	punct
8	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 coming	nsubj
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 friend	punct
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 coming	aux
11	coming	come	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 asked	ccomp
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 xmas	case
13	xmas	Xmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 coming	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 went	cc
15	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 went	nsubj
16	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 asked	conj
17	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 went	xcomp
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 said	cc
19	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 asked	conj
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	21 do	punct
21	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 said	ccomp
22	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	21 do	advmod
23	"	"	PUNCT	_	21 do	punct
24	—	-	PUNCT	_	27 going	punct
25	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	27 going	nsubj
26	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	27 going	aux
27	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 asked	conj
28	on	on	ADP	_	27 going	compound:prt
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	33 say	cc
30	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	33 say	obj
31	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	33 say	aux
32	i	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	33 say	nsubj
33	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	27 going	conj
34	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	auntie			vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	come a condition, not said to happen	present · progressive	mum's new friend	xmas		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to xmas=Initial_Location
3	go	past	mum		red property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	say speech: assert	past	auntie not said here			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
5	not do in a quote	infinitive				vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	go on	present · progressive				vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
7	say speech: assert	present · do-support	i			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic

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.

The options

Option 1

Mum is angry at the friend, so you should ask the friend to stay away at Christmas

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 angry	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 angry	cop
3	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 friend	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 friend	det
6	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 angry	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 ask	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	11 ask	advmod
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 ask	nsubj
10	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 ask	aux
11	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 angry	parataxis
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 friend	det
13	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 ask	obj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 stay	mark
15	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 ask	xcomp
16	away	away	ADV	_	15 stay	advmod
17	at	at	ADP	_	18 Christmas	case
18	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 stay	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	present	Mum			at the friend; angry property	tree rules
2	ask speech: ask	should	you	the friend			vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient clause=Topic
3	stay away not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here		Christmas	away property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at christmas=Location

Option 2

Auntie means a work friend, so tell everyone at school

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Auntie	auntie	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 friend	det
4	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 friend	compound
5	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 tell	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	8 tell	advmod
8	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 means	conj
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	8 tell	iobj
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 school	case
11	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tell	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Auntie	a work friend					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Topic
2	tell speech: assert	infinitive	Auntie not said here		everyone	school			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

It's a secret game, so keep asking mum until she says

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 game	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 game	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 game	det
4	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 game	amod
5	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 keep	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	8 keep	advmod
8	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 game	parataxis
9	asking	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 keep	xcomp
10	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 asking	obj
11	until	until	SCONJ	_	13 says	mark
12	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 says	nsubj
13	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 asking	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a secret game		tree rules
2	keep	infinitive				tree rules
3	ask speech: ask	gerund			mum	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient
4	say speech: assert	present	she			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

Mum may have a new boyfriend she isn't ready to talk about; let her tell you

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	nsubj
2	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 have	aux
3	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 boyfriend	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 boyfriend	amod
6	boyfriend	boyfriend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 ready	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 ready	cop
9	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 ready	advmod
10	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 boyfriend	acl:relcl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 talk	mark
12	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 ready	xcomp
13	about	about	ADP	_	12 talk	obl
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 let	punct
15	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 have	parataxis
16	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 let	obj
17	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 let	xcomp
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	17 tell	iobj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	have	may	Mum	a new boyfriend			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boyfriend=Patient
2	not is	present	Mum	a new boyfriend not said here		ready property	tree rules
3	talk about	to-infinitive	Mum not said here				vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	let	infinitive		Mum			tree rules
5	tell speech: assert	infinitive	Mum not said here		you		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient

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