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# Test 10 · ★★ · Viral rumours, cancellations, fakes and apologies

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Mum shows you a tiny box on page 42: "Correction: our story about the actress was untrue." The lie was on the front page. Why does it matter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mum, Correction, lie · **What happens:** show, be, matter · **To what, where:** tiny box, you, page, front page · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 47 «Viral rumours, cancellations, fakes and apologies» 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/47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum shows you a tiny box on page 42: "Correction: our story about the actress was untrue."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:t10:1
# text = Mum shows you a tiny box on page 42: "Correction: our story about the actress was untrue."
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	42	42	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Correction	correction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	actress	actress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	untrue	untrue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Mum | a tiny box | you | page |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Correction |  |  |  |  | untrue *property* | 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:* The lie was on the front page.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:t10:2
# text = The lie was on the front page.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the lie |  |  | the front page |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Why does it matter?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:t10:3
# text = Why does it matter?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	expl	_	_
4	matter	matter	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 | **matter** | present · do-support |  | page |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The correction will be on the front page in big letters next week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:t10:o1:1
# text = The correction will be on the front page in big letters next week
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	correction	correction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | future | the correction |  |  | the front page |  | in big letters  next week | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Corrections are bigger than the stories

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:t10:o2:1
# text = Corrections are bigger than the stories
1	Corrections	correction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Corrections |  |  |  |  | than the stories; big *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The actress wanted it on page 42

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:t10:o3:1
# text = The actress wanted it on page 42
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	actress	actress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	42	42	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the actress | it |  | page |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |

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

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Most readers saw the lie but never the correction

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:t10:o4:1
# text = Most readers saw the lie but never the correction
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	correction	correction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | Most readers | the lie but the correction |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lie=Stimulus |

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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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