--- title: Ella says, "She mimed, so she's a fake, end of." What is the fairest… — Singing, choirs and talent shows · tree and pragmatics description: Ella says, "She mimed, so she's a fake, end of." What is the fairest view? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 8 «Singing, choirs and talent shows» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t9/) [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/) / [Arts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/) / [Singing, choirs and talent shows](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Singing, choirs and talent shows Ella says, "She mimed, so she's a fake, end of." What is the fairest view? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ella, fairest view · **What happens:** say, mime, be · **To what, where:** fake · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 8 «Singing, choirs and talent shows» of the arts 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/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ella says, "She mimed, so she's a fake, end of." ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t9:1 # text = Ella says, "She mimed, so she's a fake, end of." 1 Ella Ella PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 mimed mime VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 9 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 fake fake NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 14 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ella | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **mime** *in a quote* | past | Ella | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Ella | a fake | | | of end | | 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:* What is the fairest view? ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t9:2 # text = What is the fairest view? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 fairest fair ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 view view NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the fairest view | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Some call lip-syncing cheating, others say it protects the show ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t9:o1:1 # text = Some call lip-syncing cheating, others say it protects the show 1 Some some DET DT PronType=Ind 2 nsubj _ _ 2 call call VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 lip lip NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 syncing sync VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 6 cheating cheating NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 others other NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 9 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 protects protect VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 ccomp _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 show show NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | present | Some | lip | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lip=Recipient | | 2 | **sync** | gerund | Some *not said here* | cheating | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | others | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **protect** | present | cheating | the show | | | | | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Beneficiary | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nobody has ever lip-synced in public ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t9:o2:1 # text = Nobody has ever lip-synced in public 1 Nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 6 nsubj _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 3 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 6 advmod _ _ 4 lip lip NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 synced sync VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 public public ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sync** | present · perfect | Nobody | | | public | ever | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Every singer always lip-syncs, so nobody ever sings live on stage ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t9:o3:1 # text = Every singer always lip-syncs, so nobody ever sings live on stage 1 Every every DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 singer singer NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 3 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 6 advmod _ _ 4 lip lip NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 syncs sync NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 9 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 11 nsubj _ _ 10 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 11 advmod _ _ 11 sings sing VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 12 live live VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 on on ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 stage stage NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | nobody | every singer lip syncs *not said here* | | | ever | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location singer=Theme | | 2 | **live** | present | every singer lip syncs | | | stage | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on stage=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} Lip-syncing is against the law ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t9:o4:1 # text = Lip-syncing is against the law 1 Lip lip NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 syncing syncing NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 against against ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Lip syncing | | | | | against the law | 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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