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Test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 56 «Olympiad: word puzzles — anagrams, palindromes, word ladders» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders/t11/) [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/) / [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/) / [Olympiad: word puzzles — anagrams, pal…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★★★ · Olympiad: word puzzles — anagrams, palindromes, word ladders An old teacher is said to have told a student, "You have hissed my mystery lectures." What did he mean? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** You, my, teacher · **What happens:** say, tell, hiss, lecture, mean · **To what, where:** old teacher, student, mystery lectures · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 56 «Olympiad: word puzzles — anagrams, palindromes, word ladders» 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/56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* An old teacher is said to have told a student, "You have hissed my mystery lectures." ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t11:1 # text = An old teacher is said to have told a student, "You have hissed my mystery lectures." 1 An a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 7 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 aux _ _ 8 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 xcomp _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 student student NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 " " PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 14 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 hissed hiss VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 conj _ _ 16 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 17 mystery mystery NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 compound _ _ 18 lectures lecture NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive | | a old teacher | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive · perfect | | | a student | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent student=Recipient | | 3 | **hiss** *in a quote* | present · perfect | You | my mystery lectures | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lecture=Topic | | 4 | **lecture** *in a quote* | | my | | | | | | nom lecture «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | 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 did he mean? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t11:2 # text = What did he mean? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 mean mean VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | past · do-support | teacher | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} You have hissed at all my lectures ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t11:o1:1 # text = You have hissed at all my lectures 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 hissed hiss VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 7 det:predet _ _ 6 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 lectures lecture NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hiss** | present · perfect | You | | | my lectures | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at lecture=Location | | 2 | **lecture** | | my | | | | | | nom lecture «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} You have kissed my mister lectures ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t11:o2:1 # text = You have kissed my mister lectures 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 kissed kiss VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 5 mister mister NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 lectures lecture NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **kiss** | present · perfect | You | my mister lectures | | | | | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lecture=Co-Agent | | 2 | **lecture** | | my | | | | | | nom lecture «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} You have mist my hysterical lectures ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t11:o3:1 # text = You have mist my hysterical lectures 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 mist mist NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 5 hysterical hysterical ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 lectures lecture NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | You | mist | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **lecture** | | my | | | | | | nom lecture «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} You have missed my history lectures ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders:t11:o4:1 # text = You have missed my history lectures 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 missed miss VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 5 history history NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 lectures lecture NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **miss** | present · perfect | You | my history lectures | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lecture=Stimulus | | 2 | **lecture** | | my | | | | | | nom lecture «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | **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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