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title: Big sister, scrolling: "omg 'sources close to' her say she's dumped… — Tabloids, «sources close to» and the p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Big sister, scrolling: "omg 'sources close to' her say she's dumped him!!" You ask what the singer herself said. "Nothing yet." So how sure is it? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 46 «Tabloids, «sources close to» and the photo that tells a story» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the depe
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Tabloids, «sources close to» and the photo that tells a st…

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Big sister, scrolling: "omg 'sources close to' her say she's dumped him!!" You ask what the singer herself said. "Nothing yet." So how sure is it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** You, singer, it · **What happens:** scroll, say, dump, ask, be · **To what, where:** she · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 46 «Tabloids, «sources close to» and the photo that tells a story» 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/46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Big sister, scrolling: "omg 'sources close to' her say she's dumped him!!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t1:1
# text = Big sister, scrolling: "omg 'sources close to' her say she's dumped him!!"
1	Big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	scrolling	scroll	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	omg	omg	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	_
8	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	sources	source	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	_
10	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	dumped	dump	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	ccomp	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scroll** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **dump** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme he=Destination |

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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:* You ask what the singer herself said. "

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t1:2
# text = You ask what the singer herself said. "
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ask	ask	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	7	nsubj	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | You |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the singer |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* Nothing yet."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t1:3
# text = Nothing yet."
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
2	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 4:* So how sure is it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t1:4
# text = So how sure is it?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
3	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	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 | it |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Not sure at all; nobody has confirmed it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t1:o1:1
# text = Not sure at all; nobody has confirmed it
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confirm** | present · perfect | nobody | it |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Sure, because it's on a big app

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t1:o2:1
# text = Sure, because it's on a big app
1	Sure	sure	INTJ	UH	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  | a big app |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Totally sure, because sources never lie

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t1:o3:1
# text = Totally sure, because sources never lie
1	Totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	sources	source	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	lie	lie	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **lie** | present | sources |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Sure, because all her fans believe it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo:t1:o4:1
# text = Sure, because all her fans believe it
1	Sure	sure	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | her fans | it |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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