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title: A neighbour gossips, "He's lost all his hair, must be on his last le… — Hospitals, operations and serious illn… · tree and pragmatics
description: A neighbour gossips, "He's lost all his hair, must be on his last legs." What is wrong with this? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 21 «Hospitals, operations and serious illness» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Test 6 · ★ · Hospitals, operations and serious illness

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A neighbour gossips, "He's lost all his hair, must be on his last legs." What is wrong with this?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** neighbour gossips · **What happens:** lose, be · **To what, where:** He, last legs

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 21 «Hospitals, operations and serious illness» of the adult life 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/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A neighbour gossips, "He's lost all his hair, must be on his last legs."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:t6:1
# text = A neighbour gossips, "He's lost all his hair, must be on his last legs."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	gossips	gossip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	11	det:predet	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
13	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | must | a neighbour gossips |  |  | his last legs |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is wrong with this?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:t6:2
# text = What is wrong with this?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with this; wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing, losing hair always means someone is dying very soon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:t6:o1:1
# text = Nothing, losing hair always means someone is dying very soon
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	dying	die	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	ccomp	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | gerund |  | hair |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Eventuality |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  | always, soon *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **die** | present · progressive | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hair loss only happens to people who are very old

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:t6:o2:1
# text = Hair loss only happens to people who are very old
1	Hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | Hair loss |  |  |  |  | to people | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | people |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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People only lose hair when they stop eating

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:t6:o3:1
# text = People only lose hair when they stop eating
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | People | hair |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Eventuality |
| 2 | **stop** | present | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **eat** | gerund | People *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Hair loss comes from treatment and the hair usually grows back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:t6:o4:1
# text = Hair loss comes from treatment and the hair usually grows back
1	Hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Hair loss |  |  | treatment |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from treatment=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **grow back** | present | the hair |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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