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description: Ollie: «Grandma's hiding something, she's a criminal, 100%.» Which clue does Ollie ignore? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 18 «Inference: reading between the lines» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wron
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# Test 2 · ★ · Inference: reading between the lines

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Ollie: «Grandma's hiding something, she's a criminal, 100%.» Which clue does Ollie ignore?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ollie, clue · **What happens:** hide, be, ignore · **To what, where:** something, criminal

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 18 «Inference: reading between the lines» of the English 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/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ollie: «Grandma's hiding something, she's a criminal, 100%.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:18-inference-reading-between-the-lines:t2:1
# text = Ollie: «Grandma's hiding something, she's a criminal, 100%.»
1	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
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	criminal	criminal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** *in a quote* | gerund | Ollie | something |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Ollie | a criminal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* Which clue does Ollie ignore?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:18-inference-reading-between-the-lines:t2:2
# text = Which clue does Ollie ignore?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	clue	clue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | present · do-support | which clue |  |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She was standing in a room

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:18-inference-reading-between-the-lines:t2:o1:1
# text = She was standing in a room
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past · progressive | She |  |  | a room |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in room=Location |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Her eyes twinkled, which shows fun, not guilt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:18-inference-reading-between-the-lines:t2:o2:1
# text = Her eyes twinkled, which shows fun, not guilt
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	twinkled	twinkle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twinkle** | past | Her eyes | guilt |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | present |  | fun |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fun=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was holding a parcel in her hands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:18-inference-reading-between-the-lines:t2:o3:1
# text = She was holding a parcel in her hands
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	parcel	parcel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past · progressive | She | a parcel |  | her hands |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent parcel=Theme in hand=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is a grandmother, and grandmothers never hide anything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:18-inference-reading-between-the-lines:t2:o4:1
# text = She is a grandmother, and grandmothers never hide anything
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	grandmothers	grandmother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a grandmother |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **hide** | present | grandmothers | anything |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Patient |

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