--- title: A boy shrugs: "But everyone else is talking about it." A classmate's… — Rumours about classmates and what to d… · tree and pragmatics description: A boy shrugs: "But everyone else is talking about it." A classmate's private news is going round. Does that make it okay? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 50 «Rumours about classmates and what to do with a secret» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets/t4/) [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/) / [Rumours about classmates and what to d…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★★★ · Rumours about classmates and what to do with a secret A boy shrugs: "But everyone else is talking about it." A classmate's private news is going round. Does that make it okay? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, everyone, private news, that · **What happens:** shrug, talk, go round, make · **To what, where:** news This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 50 «Rumours about classmates and what to do with a secret» 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/50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A boy shrugs: "But everyone else is talking about it." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t4:1 # text = A boy shrugs: "But everyone else is talking about it." 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 shrugs shrug VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 But but CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 7 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 10 nsubj _ _ 8 else else ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 talking talk VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 conj _ _ 11 about about ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shrug** | present | a boy | | | | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **talk** *in a quote* | present · progressive | everyone | | | | | about it | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic | 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:* A classmate's private news is going round. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t4:2 # text = A classmate's private news is going round. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 classmate classmate NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 private private ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 8 round round ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go round** | present · progressive | a classmate's private news | | | | | round *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | *Sentence 3:* Does that make it okay? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t4:3 # text = Does that make it okay? 1 Does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 2 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 nsubj _ _ 3 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 okay okay ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present · do-support | that | news | | | | okay *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Yes, once everyone knows it's public ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t4:o1:1 # text = Yes, once everyone knows it's public 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 once once SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 5 nsubj _ _ 5 knows know VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 public public ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | present | everyone | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | present | it | | | | | public *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yes, if you only add one small detail ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t4:o2:1 # text = Yes, if you only add one small detail 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 if if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 add add VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 8 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 detail detail NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | you | one small detail | | | | | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} No, unless the teacher is talking too ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t4:o3:1 # text = No, unless the teacher is talking too 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 3 unless unless SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 talking talk VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 8 too too ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **talk** | present · progressive | the teacher | | | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} No, it is still private and still hurts ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t4:o4:1 # text = No, it is still private and still hurts 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 still still ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 private private ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 still still ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 hurts hurt VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | it | | | | still | private *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **hurt** | present | | | | | still | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | **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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