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title: heard Isla cried at the awards and everyone's saying she was sad she… — Reading faces and voices · tree and pragmatics
description: heard Isla cried at the awards and everyone's saying she was sad she didn't win more Test 19 · ★ of lesson 14 «Reading faces and voices» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 19 · ★ · Reading faces and voices

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heard Isla cried at the awards and everyone's saying she was sad she didn't win more

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Isla, everyone · **What happens:** hear, cry, say, be, not win · **To what, where:** awards, more · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 14 «Reading faces and voices» of the everyday 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/everyday/14-faces-and-voices/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:14-faces-and-voices:t19:1
# text = heard Isla cried at the awards and everyone's saying she was sad she didn't win more
1	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	awards	award	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	parataxis	_	_
18	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Isla |  |  | the awards |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at award=Location |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | past | Isla |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **win** | past · do-support | Isla | more |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Eventuality |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It means she was pretending to be upset

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:14-faces-and-voices:t19:o1:1
# text = It means she was pretending to be upset
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pretend** | past · progressive | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It must be true, crying always means sadness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:14-faces-and-voices:t19:o2:1
# text = It must be true, crying always means sadness
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
9	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | It |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  | sadness |  |  |  | always *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sadness=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It proves she was jealous of the others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:14-faces-and-voices:t19:o3:1
# text = It proves she was jealous of the others
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proves	prove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	jealous	jealous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | of the others; jealous *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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People can cry when happy or proud, so the rumour may be wrong; ask her if she is okay

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:14-faces-and-voices:t19:o4:1
# text = People can cry when happy or proud, so the rumour may be wrong; ask her if she is okay
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cry	cry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rumour	rumour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
16	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	_
18	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | can | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | may | the rumour |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive | People *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 4 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | she |  |  |  |  | okay *property* | tree rules |

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