--- title: A girl in Texas tells her class her uncle is a famous astronaut, whi… — Why people lie, and what is not a lie · tree and pragmatics description: A girl in Texas tells her class her uncle is a famous astronaut, which is not true, because she wants friends. What would help her most? 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What would help her most? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl, uncle, famous astronaut · **What happens:** tell, be, not be, want, help · **To what, where:** class, famous astronaut, friends, girl · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 195 «Why people lie, and what is not a lie» 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/195-why-people-lie/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A girl in Texas tells her class her uncle is a famous astronaut, which is not true, because she wants friends. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t1:1 # text = A girl in Texas tells her class her uncle is a famous astronaut, which is not true, because she wants friends. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Texas Texas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 tells tell VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 uncle uncle NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 astronaut astronaut NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 18 nsubj _ _ 16 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 17 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 18 advmod _ _ 18 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 because because SCONJ IN _ 22 mark _ _ 21 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 advcl _ _ 23 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | a girl in Texas | girl's class | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent class=Recipient | | 2 | **is a** | present | girl's uncle | a famous astronaut | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **is** | present | a famous astronaut | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **want** | present | girl | friends | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot friend=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. *Sentence 2:* What would help her most? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t1:2 # text = What would help her most? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | would | | | girl | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Making her story even more exciting ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t1:o1:1 # text = Making her story even more exciting 1 Making make VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 even even ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 6 advmod _ _ 6 exciting exciting ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | gerund | | her story | | | | exciting *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset story=Product | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Learning that people can like her as she really is ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t1:o2:1 # text = Learning that people can like her as she really is 1 Learning learn VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 10 csubj _ _ 2 that that SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 4 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 like like VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 6 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 as as ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ _ 9 really really ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **learn** | gerund | | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **like** | can | people | her *= she* | | | | as she | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot she=Theme | | 3 | **be** | present | Learning | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Asking the whole class to promise to believe everything she says ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t1:o3:1 # text = Asking the whole class to promise to believe everything she says 1 Asking ask VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 csubj _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 promise promise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 believe believe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 8 obj _ _ 10 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 11 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | | the whole class | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent class=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the whole class *not said here* | | | | | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **believe** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the whole class *not said here* | everything | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer everything=Stimulus | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Asking | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Never talking to anyone at school again ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t1:o4:1 # text = Never talking to anyone at school again 1 Never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 talking talk VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 2 obl _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 7 again again ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **talk** | gerund | | | | school | again | to anyone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to anyone=Co-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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