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Why? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, Actor, Mum, that, I · **What happens:** read, give, smile, gossip, like · **To what, where:** £ tip, waitress, gossip · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 48 «Famous people are people: privacy, scams and kind stories» 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/48-famous-people-are-people/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Dad reads: "Actor gives waitress a £1,000 tip." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t11:1 # text = Dad reads: "Actor gives waitress a £1,000 tip." 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 reads read VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Actor actor NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 gives give VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 waitress waitress NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 9 £ £ SYM $ _ 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 1,000 1000 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 11 tip tip NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **read** | present | Dad | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **give** *in a quote* | present | Actor | a £ tip | waitress | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent waitress=Recipient tip=Theme | 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:* Mum smiles: "Now that's gossip I like." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t11:2 # text = Mum smiles: "Now that's gossip I like." 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 smiles smile VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 2 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 8 advmod _ _ 6 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 gossip gossip NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ _ 9 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 like like VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **smile** | present | Mum | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **gossip** *speech: other* *in a quote* | | that | | | | now | | tree rules | | 3 | **like** *in a quote* | present | I | gossip *not said here* | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot gossip=Theme | *Sentence 3:* Why? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t11:3 # text = Why? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} It's a scandal about the restaurant ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t11:o1:1 # text = It's a scandal about the restaurant 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 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 scandal scandal NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 restaurant restaurant NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a scandal | | | | about the restaurant | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} It's a secret the waitress wanted kept ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t11:o2:1 # text = It's a secret the waitress wanted kept 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 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 secret secret NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 waitress waitress NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 8 kept keep VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a secret | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **want** | past | the waitress | a secret *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **keep** *not said to happen* | participle | a secret *not said here* | | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It's a kind story that hurts nobody ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t11:o3:1 # text = It's a kind story that hurts nobody 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 kind kind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 7 hurts hurt VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 8 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a kind story | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **hurt** | present | a kind story | nobody | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nobody=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} It proves the actor is very rich ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t11:o4:1 # text = It proves the actor is very rich 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 proves prove VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 actor actor NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 very very ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 rich rich ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prove** | present | It | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | the actor | | | | | rich *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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