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What's true? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** everyone, sisters · **What happens:** not speak, know, say, be · **To what, where:** telly sisters · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 2 · ★★ 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/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Auntie Bev: "Those two telly sisters haven't spoken in ten years, everyone knows." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t2:1 # text = Auntie Bev: "Those two telly sisters haven't spoken in ten years, everyone knows." 1 Auntie auntie NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 Bev Bev PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 11 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 6 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 telly telly NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 sisters sister NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 10 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 parataxis _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 14 nummod _ _ 14 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 17 nsubj _ _ 17 knows know VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 " " PUNCT '' _ 17 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive | | that telly sisters | | | year | | tree rules | | 2 | **know** *in a quote* | present | everyone | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | 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:* They only said it was "difficult". ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t2:2 # text = They only said it was "difficult". 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 only only ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 expl _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 difficult difficult ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | sisters *= sister* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | | | | | | difficult *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What's true? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t2:3 # text = What's true? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 true true 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 | | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The "ten years" part was added by the papers ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t2:o1:1 # text = The "ten years" part was added by the papers 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 6 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 added add VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 papers paper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past · passive | the papers | the years part | | | | | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} They have never met each other at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t2:o2:1 # text = They have never met each other at all 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 met meet VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 obj _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **meet** | present · perfect | They | each other | | all | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Co-Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} The papers asked both and they agreed ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t2:o3:1 # text = The papers asked both and they agreed 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 papers paper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 3 obj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 agreed agree VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the papers | both | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent both=Recipient | | 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | papers *= paper* | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} They've said in public they hate each other forever ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t2:o4:1 # text = They've said in public they hate each other forever 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 've have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 public public NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 hate hate VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 each each DET DT ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp 7 obj _ _ 9 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 fixed _ _ 10 forever forever ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · perfect | They | | | public | | | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in public=Manner | | 2 | **hate** | present | they | each | | | | forever *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer each=Stimulus | **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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