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Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 45 «The royal family in the news: a queen's death, a coronation, titles lost and illnesses announced» of the adult life course of Mova's primar --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/t1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/) / [The royal family in the news: a queen'…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/) / t1 # Test 1 · ★★ · The royal family in the news: a queen's death, a coronatio… Grandad: «Queen's death certificate said 'old age'. 96, she'd done her bit.» What should you do with other rumours about how she died? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Grandad, Queen, certificate, you · **What happens:** say, certificate, do, die · **To what, where:** old age, bit, other rumours · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 45 «The royal family in the news: a queen's death, a coronation, titles lost and illnesses announced» 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/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Grandad: «Queen's death certificate said 'old age'. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:t1:1 # text = Grandad: «Queen's death certificate said 'old age'. 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 certificate certificate NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Grandad | old age | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent age=Topic | | 2 | **certificate** *in a quote* | | Queen | | | | | | nom certificate «communication transitive»: poss=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. *Sentence 2:* 96, she'd done her bit.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:t1:2 # text = 96, she'd done her bit.» 1 96 96 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 'd have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 1 parataxis _ _ 6 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 bit bit NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 » » PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past · perfect | certificate | certificate's bit | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Eventuality | *Sentence 3:* What should you do with other rumours about how she died? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:t1:3 # text = What should you do with other rumours about how she died? 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 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 rumours rumour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 8 about about SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 9 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 11 advmod _ _ 10 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 died die VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | should | you | other rumours | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **die** | past | certificate | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Share them all, because some of them might be true ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:t1:o1:1 # text = Share them all, because some of them might be true 1 Share share VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 2 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 5 because because SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 6 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 11 nsubj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nmod _ _ 9 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 11 cop _ _ 11 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **share** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | might | some | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Believe the ones with the most likes ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:t1:o2:1 # text = Believe the ones with the most likes 1 Believe believe VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 7 advmod _ _ 7 likes like NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the ones | | | | with the likes | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Trust the official record, not the rumours ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:t1:o3:1 # text = Trust the official record, not the rumours 1 Trust trust VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 official official ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 record record NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 rumours rumour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **trust** | imperative | you *not said here* | the official record the rumours | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Ask the family what really happened ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:t1:o4:1 # text = Ask the family what really happened 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 nsubj _ _ 5 really really ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 happened happen VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | the family | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent family=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **happen** | past | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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