--- title: News on telly: "The footballer allegedly kicked a fan." Your little… — Rumours about classmates and what to d… · tree and pragmatics description: News on telly: "The footballer allegedly kicked a fan." Your little brother: "So he did it!" Put him right. 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Put him right. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** News, little brother, you · **What happens:** kick, do, put · **To what, where:** footballer, fan, brother This is test 9 · ★★★ 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/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* News on telly: "The footballer allegedly kicked a fan." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t9:1 # text = News on telly: "The footballer allegedly kicked a fan." 1 News news NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 2 on on ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 telly telly NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 footballer footballer NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 8 allegedly allegedly ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 kicked kick VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 fan fan NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **kick** *in a quote* | past | News on telly | the footballer | | | | allegedly *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent fan=Patient | 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:* Your little brother: "So he did it!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t9:2 # text = Your little brother: "So he did it!" 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 So so ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ! ! PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** *in a quote* | past | Your little brother | fan | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | *Sentence 3:* Put him right. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t9:3 # text = Put him right. 1 Put put VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 right right ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | | brother | | | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Allegedly means it's claimed, not proved ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t9:o1:1 # text = Allegedly means it's claimed, not proved 1 Allegedly allegedly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 claimed claim VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 proved prove VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | | | | | | allegedly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | present · passive | | it | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic | | 3 | **not** **prove** | participle | | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Allegedly means the police saw it ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t9:o2:1 # text = Allegedly means the police saw it 1 Allegedly allegedly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 police police NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | | | | | | allegedly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **see** | past | the police | it | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} Allegedly means he said sorry already ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t9:o3:1 # text = Allegedly means he said sorry already 1 Allegedly allegedly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 5 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ 6 already already ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | | | | | | allegedly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* | past | he | | | | | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Allegedly means it happened twice ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets:t9:o4:1 # text = Allegedly means it happened twice 1 Allegedly allegedly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 happened happen VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 5 twice twice ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | | | | | | allegedly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **happen** | past | it | | | | | twice *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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