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description: Tyler, rough: "Riddles are stupid, a piano's got no keys, it's got buttons, you muppet." ("Muppet" means fool.) Who is right? Test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 57 «Olympiad: riddles, lipograms and hidden words» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Olympiad: riddles, lipograms and hidden words

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Tyler, rough: "Riddles are stupid, a piano's got no keys, it's got buttons, you muppet." ("Muppet" means fool.) Who is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Riddles, piano, you, Muppet · **What happens:** be, get, muppet, mean · **To what, where:** keys, buttons, fool

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This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 57 «Olympiad: riddles, lipograms and hidden words» 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/57-olympiad-riddles-lipograms-and-hidden-words/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Tyler, rough: "Riddles are stupid, a piano's got no keys, it's got buttons, you muppet."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:57-olympiad-riddles-lipograms-and-hidden-words:t6:1
# text = Tyler, rough: "Riddles are stupid, a piano's got no keys, it's got buttons, you muppet."
1	Tyler	Tyler	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Riddles	riddle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	parataxis	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
20	buttons	button	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	muppet	muppet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Riddles |  |  |  |  | stupid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | present · passive | a piano | no keys |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer key=Stimulus |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | present · passive | piano | buttons |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer button=Stimulus |
| 4 | **muppet** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* ("Muppet" means fool.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:57-olympiad-riddles-lipograms-and-hidden-words:t6:2
# text = ("Muppet" means fool.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Muppet	muppet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Muppet | fool |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fool=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* Who is right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:57-olympiad-riddles-lipograms-and-hidden-words:t6:3
# text = Who is right?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	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	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Nobody, since pianos have locks and keys

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:57-olympiad-riddles-lipograms-and-hidden-words:t6:o1:1
# text = Nobody, since pianos have locks and keys
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	pianos	piano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	locks	lock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Nobody | locks and keys |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lock=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Both, since keys and buttons are one thing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:57-olympiad-riddles-lipograms-and-hidden-words:t6:o2:1
# text = Both, since keys and buttons are one thing
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	since	since	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	buttons	button	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Both | one thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The riddle: a piano's keys really are keys

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:57-olympiad-riddles-lipograms-and-hidden-words:t6:o3:1
# text = The riddle: a piano's keys really are keys
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	riddle	riddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
8	really	really	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | keys |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Tyler: piano keys are really buttons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:57-olympiad-riddles-lipograms-and-hidden-words:t6:o4:1
# text = Tyler: piano keys are really buttons
1	Tyler	tyler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	buttons	button	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | piano keys | buttons |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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