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title: A video says «Schools closing forever from Monday!!» but no news sit… — Bad news, protests and helping others · tree and pragmatics
description: A video says «Schools closing forever from Monday!!» but no news site reports it. What should you think? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 32 «Bad news, protests and helping others» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Test 2 · ★ · Bad news, protests and helping others

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A video says «Schools closing forever from Monday!!» but no news site reports it. What should you think?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** video, Schools, news site, you · **What happens:** say, close, report, think · **To what, where:** Schools, video · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 32 «Bad news, protests and helping others» 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/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A video says «Schools closing forever from Monday!!» but no news site reports it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t2:1
# text = A video says «Schools closing forever from Monday!!» but no news site reports it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	closing	close	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
14	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	reports	report	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a video | Schools |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent school=Topic |
| 2 | **close** *in a quote* | gerund | Schools *not said here* |  |  |  | monday | forever *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **report** | present | no news site | video |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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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 should you think?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t2:2
# text = What should you think?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | should | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Share it fast so everyone knows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t2:o1:1
# text = Share it fast so everyone knows
1	Share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
6	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | fast *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | present | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It's true, but only for your school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t2:o2:1
# text = It's true, but only for your school
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It's probably fake, so check before believing it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t2:o3:1
# text = It's probably fake, so check before believing it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | fake, probably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **believe** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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It must be true because it's a video and videos cannot lie

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:t2:o4:1
# text = It must be true because it's a video and videos cannot lie
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	lie	lie	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | It |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | a video and videos |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **lie** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**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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