--- title: Your mate says: "my mum said 'we'll see' about a PS5, so that's a ye… — Sorry, white lies and «because I said… · tree and pragmatics description: Your mate says: "my mum said 'we'll see' about a PS5, so that's a yes!" Is that right? 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Is that right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, mum, we, that · **What happens:** say, see, be · **To what, where:** yes · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 37 «Sorry, white lies and «because I said so»» 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/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your mate says: "my mum said 'we'll see' about a PS5, so that's a yes!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t7:1 # text = Your mate says: "my mum said 'we'll see' about a PS5, so that's a yes!" 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 9 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ 14 about about ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 PS5 PS5 PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 18 so so SCONJ IN _ 22 mark _ _ 19 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 22 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 cop _ _ 21 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 yes yes NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ! ! PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 " " PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present | Your mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | my mum | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **see** *in a quote* | future | we | | | | | about a PS5 | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | a yes | | | | | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* Is that right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t7:2 # text = Is that right? 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 2 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 nsubj _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | that | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Yes, it means it's being bought today ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t7:o1:1 # text = Yes, it means it's being bought today 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 bought buy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 ccomp _ _ 9 today today NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **buy** | present · progressive · passive | | it | | | today | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yes, "we'll see" always means yes, just not straight away ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t7:o2:1 # text = Yes, "we'll see" always means yes, just not straight away 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 9 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 8 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 9 advmod _ _ 9 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 just just ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 13 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 14 straight straight ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 away away ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** *in a quote* | future | we | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | always, away *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Not really, "we'll see" often means probably not ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t7:o3:1 # text = Not really, "we'll see" often means probably not 1 Not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 really really ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 9 often often ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 probably probably ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** *in a quote* | future | we | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **not** **mean** | present | | | | | | often, probably *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, it means she's angry with him ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so:t7:o4:1 # text = No, it means she's angry with him 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ _ 8 with with ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 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 | | 2 | **is** | present | she | | | | | with him *= he*; angry *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. 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