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title: Your mate: "that chef puts bogeys in the food, my mate's uncle worke… — Famous people are people: privacy, sca… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your mate: "that chef puts bogeys in the food, my mate's uncle worked there, swear." What is it most likely? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 48 «Famous people are people: privacy, scams and kind stories» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Famous people are people: privacy, scams and kind stories

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Your mate: "that chef puts bogeys in the food, my mate's uncle worked there, swear." What is it most likely?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** chef, mate · **What happens:** put, work, swear, be · **To what, where:** bogeys, food, mate

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This is test 5 · ★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your mate: "that chef puts bogeys in the food, my mate's uncle worked there, swear."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t5:1
# text = Your mate: "that chef puts bogeys in the food, my mate's uncle worked there, swear."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	chef	chef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
8	bogeys	bogey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	swear	swear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	17	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** *in a quote* | present | that chef | bogeys |  | the food |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bogey=Theme in food=Destination |
| 2 | **work** *in a quote* | past | Your mate |  |  | there |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **swear** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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:* What is it most likely?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t5:2
# text = What is it most likely?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nsubj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A joke the chef tells on his own show

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t5:o1:1
# text = A joke the chef tells on his own show
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	chef	chef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | a joke |  |  | chef's own show |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** |  | chef |  |  |  |  |  | nom show «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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A true story because his uncle said it and he would know

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t5:o2:1
# text = A true story because his uncle said it and he would know
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | his uncle | story |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **know** | would | uncle |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A health inspector's report from last week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t5:o3:1
# text = A health inspector's report from last week
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	inspector	inspector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** |  | a health inspector |  |  |  | from last week |  | nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent from=obl |

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

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A disgusting made-up story that spreads because it shocks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:48-famous-people-are-people:t5:o4:1
# text = A disgusting made-up story that spreads because it shocks
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	spreads	spread	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	shocks	shock	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **spread** | present | a disgusting made story |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **shock** | present | story |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=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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