Test 17 · Frustration, loneliness, guilt and living with siblings

my friend says her online friend "Jess, 11" wants to meet up alone n not tell parents, she's met loads of girls like that

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: friend, online friend · What happens: say, want, meet up, not tell, meet · To what, where: parents, loads · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 17 of lesson 94 «Frustration, loneliness, guilt and living with siblings» 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	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 friend	nmod:poss
2	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	nsubj
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 friend	nmod:poss
5	online	online	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 friend	amod
6	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 wants	nsubj
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 Jess	punct
8	Jess	Jess	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 friend	appos
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 11	punct
10	11	11	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 Jess	appos
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 11	punct
12	wants	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 says	ccomp
13	to	to	PART	_	14 meet	mark
14	meet	meet	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 wants	xcomp
15	up	up	ADP	_	14 meet	compound:prt
16	alone	alone	ADV	_	14 meet	advmod
17	n	n	ADV	_	19 tell	advmod
18	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 tell	advmod
19	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 meet	conj
20	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 tell	iobj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 met	punct
22	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 met	nsubj
23	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 met	aux
24	met	meet	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 says	conj
25	loads	load	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 met	obj
26	of	of	ADP	_	27 girls	case
27	girls	girl	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 loads	nmod
28	like	like	ADP	_	29 that	case
29	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	24 met	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	my friend				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	want	present	friend's online friend				vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	meet up not said to happen	to-infinitive	friend's online friend not said here			alone property	vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	not tell speech: assert	infinitive	friend's online friend not said here		parents		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient
5	meet	present · passive	friend	loads of girls		like that	vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Co-Agent

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

Go, it is fine if she has met other girls

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 fine	punct
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 fine	expl
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 fine	cop
5	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Go	conj
6	if	if	SCONJ	_	9 met	mark
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 met	nsubj
8	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 met	aux
9	met	meet	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 fine	advcl
10	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 girls	amod
11	girls	girl	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 met	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	go	imperative	you not said here			vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present	you not said here		fine property	tree rules
3	meet a condition, not said to happen	present · perfect	she	other girls		vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent girl=Co-Agent

Option 2

Keep it secret, as Jess asked

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Keep	obj
3	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Keep	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 asked	punct
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	7 asked	mark
6	Jess	Jess	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 asked	nsubj
7	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Keep	parataxis

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	it				secret property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
2	ask speech: ask	past	Jess						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Tell a trusted adult; someone online asking for a secret meeting may be an adult pretending

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 adult	det
3	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 adult	amod
4	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Tell	obj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 adult	punct
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	16 adult	nsubj
7	online	online	ADV	_	6 someone	advmod
8	asking	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 someone	acl
9	for	for	ADP	_	12 meeting	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 meeting	det
11	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 meeting	amod
12	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 asking	obl
13	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 adult	aux
14	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	16 adult	cop
15	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 adult	det
16	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Tell	obl
17	pretending	pretend	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 adult	acl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	imperative	you not said here		a trusted adult		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient
2	trust	participle					vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	ask speech: ask	gerund				for a secret meeting	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	is a	may	someone	a adult			tree rules
5	pretend	gerund	a adult not said here				tree rules

Option 4

Go, but only if Jess sends a nice photo first and promises she is really 11 years old

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 sends	punct
3	but	but	CCONJ	_	7 sends	cc
4	only	only	ADV	_	6 Jess	advmod
5	if	if	SCONJ	_	6 Jess	mark
6	Jess	Jess	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 sends	nsubj
7	sends	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Go	conj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 photo	det
9	nice	nice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 photo	amod
10	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sends	obj
11	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	7 sends	advmod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 promises	cc
13	promises	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 sends	conj
14	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 old	nsubj
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 old	cop
16	really	really	ADV	_	17 11	advmod
17	11	11	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	18 years	nummod
18	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 old	obl:unmarked
19	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 promises	ccomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	go	imperative	you not said here				vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	send	present	Jess	a nice photo		first property	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme
3	promise speech: promise	present	Jess not said here				vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
4	is	present	Jess		year	old property	tree rules

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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