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Put him right. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Big brother, news, you · **What happens:** eat, be, put · **To what, where:** crisps, lies, brother This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 52 «Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs opinion» 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/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Big brother, eating crisps: "Pfft, news is all lies, all the time, mate." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t1:1 # text = Big brother, eating crisps: "Pfft, news is all lies, all the time, mate." 1 Big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 eating eat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 crisps crisp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 Pfft Pfft PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 12 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 13 det _ _ 13 lies lie NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 17 det:predet _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 19 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eat** | gerund | Big brother | crisps | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crisp=Patient | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | news | all lies | | | | | tree rules | 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:* Put him right. ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t1:2 # 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 {#o1} News is true only if it's on a phone ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t1:o1:1 # text = News is true only if it's on a phone 1 News news NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 only only ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 5 if if SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 8 on on ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | News | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | News | | | a phone | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} He's right; every news report on every channel is made up by somebody ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t1:o2:1 # text = He's right; every news report on every channel is made up by somebody 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 5 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 6 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 report report NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 on on ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 10 det _ _ 10 channel channel NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 parataxis _ _ 13 up up ADP RP _ 12 compound:prt _ _ 14 by by ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 somebody somebody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **make up** | present · passive | somebody | every news report on every channel | | | | | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Pivot | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Good news services check facts carefully; learn which ones to trust ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t1:o3:1 # text = Good news services check facts carefully; learn which ones to trust 1 Good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 2 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 services service NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 check check VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 6 carefully carefully ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ; ; PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 8 learn learn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 9 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 10 det _ _ 10 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 trust trust VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **check** | present | Good news services | facts | | | | carefully *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme | | 2 | **learn** | infinitive | Good news services *not said here* | which ones | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **trust** | to-infinitive | Good news services *not said here* | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Only the weather is true; the rest is lies ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:t1:o4:1 # text = Only the weather is true; the rest is lies 1 Only only ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 weather weather NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 rest rest NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 lies lie NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the weather | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is a** | present | the rest | lies | | | | | tree rules | **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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