--- title: apparently Mia says she's met a famous footballer like 5 times, she'… — Why people lie, and what is not a lie · tree and pragmatics description: apparently Mia says she's met a famous footballer like 5 times, she's such a liar, tell everyone Test 18 · ★ 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 choic --- [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/t18/) [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/) / t18 # Test 18 · ★ · Why people lie, and what is not a lie apparently Mia says she's met a famous footballer like 5 times, she's such a liar, tell everyone **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia · **What happens:** say, meet, be, tell · **To what, where:** famous footballer, liar, everyone · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 18 · ★ 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/#t18). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t18:1 # text = apparently Mia says she's met a famous footballer like 5 times, she's such a liar, tell everyone 1 apparently apparently ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 2 Mia Mia PROPN NNP 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 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 met meet VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 3 ccomp _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 footballer footballer NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 10 like like ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 5 5 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 12 nummod _ _ 12 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 14 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 16 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 18 det:predet _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 liar liar NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 21 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 20 iobj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mia | | | | | apparently *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **meet** | present · passive | Mia | a famous footballer | | | time | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent footballer=Co-Agent | | 3 | **is a** | present | Mia | such liar | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | | everyone | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient | 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 {#o1} Tell everyone so she stops ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t18:o1:1 # text = Tell everyone so she stops 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 1 iobj _ _ 3 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 stops stop VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | everyone | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient | | 2 | **stop** | present | she | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} It must be true, nobody would invent something like that about a footballer ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t18:o2:1 # text = It must be true, nobody would invent something like that about a footballer 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 , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 8 nsubj _ _ 7 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 invent invent VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 parataxis _ _ 9 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 8 obj _ _ 10 like like ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 nmod _ _ 12 about about ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 footballer footballer NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | must | It | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **invent** | would | nobody | something | | | | like that; about a footballer | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Result | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Make up a bigger story to beat hers ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t18:o3:1 # text = Make up a bigger story to beat hers 1 Make make VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 up up ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 bigger big ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 amod _ _ 5 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 beat beat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 8 hers her PRON PRP Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make up** | imperative | you *not said here* | a bigger story | | | | | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme story=Pivot | | 2 | **beat** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | hers *= she* | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location her=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Don't spread it; people make up stories to be liked, and gossip hurts ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t18:o4:1 # text = Don't spread it; people make up stories to be liked, and gossip hurts 1 Do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 2 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 spread spread VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ; ; PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 6 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 make make VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 8 up up ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ _ 9 stories story NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 liked like VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 15 gossip gossip NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 16 hurts hurt VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **spread** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | | 2 | **make up** | present | people | stories | | | | | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme story=Pivot | | 3 | **like** | to-infinitive · passive | people *not said here* | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF» | | 4 | **hurt** | present | gossip | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: 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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