Test 20 · ★ · Grandparents, divorce and step-families

overheard nan: "between you n me, he's moved in with her already" bout my dad

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, overheard nan · What happens: overhear, n, move in · To what, where: me, he

This is test 20 · ★ of lesson 96 «Grandparents, divorce and step-families» 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	overheard	overhear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 nan	amod
2	nan	nan	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 moved	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 moved	punct
5	between	between	ADP	_	7 n	mark
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 n	nsubj
7	n	n	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 moved	advcl
8	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 n	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 n	punct
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 moved	nsubj:pass
11	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 moved	aux:pass
12	moved	move	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 nan	acl:relcl
13	in	in	ADV	_	12 moved	advmod
14	with	with	ADP	_	15 her	case
15	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 moved	obl
16	already	already	ADV	_	18 bout	advmod
17	"	"	PUNCT	_	16 already	punct
18	bout	bout	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 moved	obl
19	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 dad	nmod:poss
20	dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 moved	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	overhear	participle				vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer
2	n in a quote	present	you	me		tree rules
3	move in in a quote	present · passive	overheard nan not said here	he	with her = she; bout obl	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: subject=Theme dad=Result

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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Dad may now live with a new partner; that is grown-up talk, so ask mum or dad gently how things are

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 live	nsubj
2	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 live	aux
3	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 live	advmod
4	live	live	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 partner	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 partner	det
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 partner	amod
8	partner	partner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 live	obl
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 grown	punct
10	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	12 grown	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 grown	aux:pass
12	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 live	parataxis
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 up	punct
14	up	up	ADP	_	12 grown	compound:prt
15	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 grown	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 ask	punct
17	so	so	ADV	_	18 ask	advmod
18	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 live	conj
19	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 ask	obj
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 dad	cc
21	dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 mum	conj
22	gently	gently	ADV	_	18 ask	advmod
23	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	18 ask	ccomp
24	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 how	nsubj
25	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 how	cop

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	live	may	Dad			now	with a new partner	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with partner=Location
2	grow up	present · passive		that				vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: subject=Beneficiary talk=Product
3	ask speech: ask	infinitive	Dad not said here		mum or dad		gently property	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient
4	is	present	things				how property	tree rules

Option 2

It means you must keep it secret forever and never ask anyone in the family about it

The tree, 17 words

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	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 keep	nsubj
4	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 keep	aux
5	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 means	ccomp
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 keep	obj
7	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 keep	xcomp
8	forever	forever	ADV	_	5 keep	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 ask	cc
10	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	11 ask	advmod
11	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 keep	conj
12	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 ask	iobj
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 family	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 family	det
15	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 ask	obl
16	about	about	ADP	_	17 it	case
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 ask	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	It				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	keep	must	you	it		forever, secret property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
3	not ask speech: ask	infinitive	you not said here		anyone	about family; about the family	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient about it=Topic

Option 3

It means you must shout at dad

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	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 shout	nsubj
4	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 shout	aux
5	shout	shout	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 means	ccomp
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 dad	case
7	dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shout	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	It						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	shout speech: express	must	you					at dad	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

It means dad is just visiting a friend for a few nights and nothing has changed at home

The tree, 18 words

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	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 visiting	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 visiting	cop
5	just	just	ADV	_	6 visiting	advmod
6	visiting	visit	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	ccomp
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 friend	det
8	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 visiting	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	12 nights	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 nights	det
11	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 nights	amod
12	nights	night	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 visiting	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 changed	cc
14	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	16 changed	nsubj:pass
15	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 changed	aux
16	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 visiting	conj
17	at	at	ADP	_	18 home	case
18	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 changed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	It					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	is	present	dad			night	visit property	tree rules
3	change	present · perfect · passive		nothing	home			vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

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