--- title: my 3 yr old bro says a dragon ate his sock, is he lying? — Why people lie, and what is not a lie · tree and pragmatics description: my 3 yr old bro says a dragon ate his sock, is he lying? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 195 «Why people lie, and what is not a lie» 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/195-why-people-lie/t11/) [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/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Why people lie, and what is not a lie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/195-why-people-lie/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★ · Why people lie, and what is not a lie my 3 yr old bro says a dragon ate his sock, is he lying? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** old bro, dragon, bro · **What happens:** say, eat, lie · **To what, where:** sock · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★ 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/#t11). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t11:1 # text = my 3 yr old bro says a dragon ate his sock, is he lying? 1 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 2 3 3 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 3 yr year NOUN NN Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 bro bro NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 ate eat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 sock sock NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my old bro | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **eat** | past | a dragon | dragon's sock | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sock=Patient | | 3 | **lie** | present · progressive | bro | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} No, little kids mix up pretending and what happened ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t11:o1:1 # text = No, little kids mix up pretending and what happened 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 mix mix VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 up up ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 7 pretending pretend VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 9 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 10 nsubj _ _ 10 happened happen VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mix up** | present | little kids | | | | | | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **pretend** | gerund | little kids *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **happen** | past | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yes, he's a wicked liar ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t11:o2:1 # text = Yes, he's a wicked liar 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 wicked wicked ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 liar liar NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | he | a wicked liar | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Yes, socks can't be eaten ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t11:o3:1 # text = Yes, socks can't be eaten 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 socks sock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 5 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 6 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 eaten eat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **eat** | can · passive | | socks | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Yes, punish him for lying ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t11:o4:1 # text = Yes, punish him for lying 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 punish punish VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 for for SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **punish** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | | 2 | **lie** | gerund | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: 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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