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title: The teacher: "Liking and sharing a nasty post about someone counts t… — How to handle gossip: is it true, is i… · tree and pragmatics
description: The teacher: "Liking and sharing a nasty post about someone counts too." What is she saying? Test 6 · ★★ 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 dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 6 · ★★ · How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say…

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The teacher: "Liking and sharing a nasty post about someone counts too." What is she saying?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** teacher · **What happens:** like, share, count, say · **To what, where:** nasty post · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The teacher: "Liking and sharing a nasty post about someone counts too."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t6:1
# text = The teacher: "Liking and sharing a nasty post about someone counts too."
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Liking	like	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	nasty	nasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nmod	_	_
13	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **share** *in a quote* | gerund |  | a nasty post |  |  |  | about someone | tree rules |
| 3 | **count** *in a quote* | present | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 she saying?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t6:2
# text = What is she saying?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Only writing a post yourself can ever be bullying

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t6:o1:1
# text = Only writing a post yourself can ever be bullying
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	writing	write	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	nmod	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	advmod	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | gerund |  | a post  yourself |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent post=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | can | writing | bullying |  |  | ever |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Liking a post is always kind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t6:o2:1
# text = Liking a post is always kind
1	Liking	like	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | gerund |  | a post |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot post=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Liking |  |  |  |  | always, kind *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Sharing a cruel rumour online can be bullying

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t6:o3:1
# text = Sharing a cruel rumour online can be bullying
1	Sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	rumour	rumour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	online	online	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | gerund |  | a cruel rumour |  |  |  | online *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | can | Sharing | bullying |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Posts online don't count at school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:49-how-to-handle-gossip:t6:o4:1
# text = Posts online don't count at school
1	Posts	post	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	online	online	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | Posts |  |  | school |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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