--- title: Bethany, Gen Z: "Lily rides her bike every day, it's literally in th… — Olympiad: tricky comprehension · tree and pragmatics description: Bethany, Gen Z: "Lily rides her bike every day, it's literally in the text, I'm dead." ("I'm dead" means I'm laughing so hard.) What is right? Test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «Olympiad: tricky comprehension» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/60-olympiad-tricky-comprehension/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/) / [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/) / [Olympiad: tricky comprehension](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/60-olympiad-tricky-comprehension/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★★★ · Olympiad: tricky comprehension Bethany, Gen Z: "Lily rides her bike every day, it's literally in the text, I'm dead." ("I'm dead" means I'm laughing so hard.) What is right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Gen Z, Z, I · **What happens:** ride, be, mean, laugh · **To what, where:** bike, text · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «Olympiad: tricky comprehension» 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/60-olympiad-tricky-comprehension/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Bethany, Gen Z: "Lily rides her bike every day, it's literally in the text, I'm dead." ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:60-olympiad-tricky-comprehension:t9:1 # text = Bethany, Gen Z: "Lily rides her bike every day, it's literally in the text, I'm dead." 1 Bethany Bethany PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 Gen Gen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 Z z NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Lily Lily PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 rides ride VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 bike bike NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 12 det _ _ 12 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 14 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 16 literally literally ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 17 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 text text NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 cop _ _ 23 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 " " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ride** *in a quote* | present | Gen Z | Lily's bike | | | day | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Z | | | the text | | literally *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I | the text *not said here* | | | | dead *property* | 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:* ("I'm dead" means I'm laughing so hard.) ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:60-olympiad-tricky-comprehension:t9:2 # text = ("I'm dead" means I'm laughing so hard.) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 csubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ 7 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 laughing laugh VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 ccomp _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 hard hard ADV RB Degree=Pos 10 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | dead *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **laugh** | present · progressive | I | | | | | hard *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* What is right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:60-olympiad-tricky-comprehension:t9:3 # text = What is right? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 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 _ _ ``` | # | 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} The text only says weekends ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:60-olympiad-tricky-comprehension:t9:o1:1 # text = The text only says weekends 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 text text NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 weekends weekend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the text | | | | weekend | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} The text says she walks to school ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:60-olympiad-tricky-comprehension:t9:o2:1 # text = The text says she walks to school 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 text text NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 walks walk VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the text | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **walk** | present | text | | | | | to school *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The text only says Mondays ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:60-olympiad-tricky-comprehension:t9:o3:1 # text = The text only says Mondays 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 text text NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 Mondays Monday PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the text | | | | monday | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} She is right: it says every day ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:60-olympiad-tricky-comprehension:t9:o4:1 # text = She is right: it says every day 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 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 : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 7 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 8 det _ _ 8 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | She | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | it | | | | day | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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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