--- title: Odd one out in an advert: "pre-loved bike", "needs some TLC", "compa… — Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★ · tree and pragmatics description: Odd one out in an advert: "pre-loved bike", "needs some TLC", "compact frame", "brand-new tyres". 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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/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/#t11). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines:t11:1 # text = Odd one out in an advert: "pre-loved bike", "needs some TLC", "compact frame", "brand-new tyres". 1 Odd odd ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 out out ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 advert advert NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 pre-loved pre-loved ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 bike bike NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 15 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 16 det _ _ 16 TLC tlc NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 " " PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 " " PUNCT `` _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 compact compact ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 frame frame NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 " " PUNCT '' _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 24 " " PUNCT `` _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 brand brand NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 26 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 amod _ _ 28 tyres tyre NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 29 " " PUNCT '' _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **need** *in a quote* | present | | some TLC | | | | compact frame *obl* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot tlc=Theme | 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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} "Brand-new tyres": plain and good ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines:t11:o1:1 # text = "Brand-new tyres": plain and good 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Brand Brand PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 tyres tyre NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 8 plain plain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} "Compact frame": an extra large frame ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines:t11:o2:1 # text = "Compact frame": an extra large frame 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Compact compact ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 frame frame NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 6 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 extra extra ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 8 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 frame frame NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} "Needs some TLC": in perfect shape ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines:t11:o3:1 # text = "Needs some TLC": in perfect shape 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 4 det _ _ 4 TLC tlc NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 2 punct _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 perfect perfect ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 shape shape NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **need** *in a quote* | present | | some TLC | | perfect shape | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot tlc=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} "Pre-loved bike": loved by a famous rider ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines:t11:o4:1 # text = "Pre-loved bike": loved by a famous rider 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Pre-loved pre-loved ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 bike bike NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 6 loved love VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 rider rider NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **love** | participle | | Pre-loved bike *not said here* | | | | by a famous rider | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer | **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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