--- title: Your mate in the chat: "omg everyone's sayin Ryan nicked the money,… — How to handle gossip: is it true, is i… · tree and pragmatics description: Your mate in the chat: "omg everyone's sayin Ryan nicked the money, he's such a thief" You know nobody saw anything. Best reply? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 49 «How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say it to their face» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/) / [How to handle gossip: is it true, is i…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/) / t1 # Test 1 · ★★ · How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say… Your mate in the chat: "omg everyone's sayin Ryan nicked the money, he's such a thief" You know nobody saw anything. Best reply? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, sayin, You, nobody · **What happens:** nick, be, know, see · **To what, where:** money, thief, anything · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 49 «How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say it to their face» 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/49-how-to-handle-gossip/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your mate in the chat: "omg everyone's sayin Ryan nicked the money, he's such a thief" You know nobody saw anything. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t1:1 # text = Your mate in the chat: "omg everyone's sayin Ryan nicked the money, he's such a thief" You know nobody saw anything. 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 chat chat NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 2 punct _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 omg omg INTJ UH _ 11 discourse _ _ 9 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 sayin sayin NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 12 Ryan Ryan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 appos _ _ 13 nicked nick VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 cop _ _ 19 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 21 det:predet _ _ 20 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 thief thief NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 22 " " PUNCT `` _ 24 punct _ _ 23 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 24 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 parataxis _ _ 25 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 26 nsubj _ _ 26 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 ccomp _ _ 27 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 26 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **nick** *in a quote* | past | Your mate in the chat | the money | | | | | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | sayin | such thief | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **know** | present | You | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 4 | **see** | past | nobody | anything | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anything=Stimulus | 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:* Best reply? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t1:2 # text = Best reply? 1 Best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 2 amod _ _ 2 reply reply NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Tell his mum he's a thief ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t1:o1:1 # text = Tell his mum he's a thief 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 thief thief NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | his mum | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient | | 2 | **is a** | present | he | a thief | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yeah he totally did, send it round ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t1:o2:1 # text = Yeah he totally did, send it round 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 totally totally ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 6 send send VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 round round ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | past · do-support | | it | | | | round *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} We don't know who took it, leave it to Miss ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t1:o3:1 # text = We don't know who took it, leave it to Miss 1 We we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 leave leave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 parataxis _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 Miss Miss PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | We | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **take** | past | | it | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 3 | **leave** | infinitive | | it | Miss | | | | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to miss=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Let's search his bag at break ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t1:o4:1 # text = Let's search his bag at break 1 Let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 search search VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 bag bag NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 break break NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **search** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | his bag | | break | | | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent bag=Location | **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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