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# Test 9 · ★ · Why people lie, and what is not a lie

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A boy is invited to a party he does not want to go to. Why does he not need to invent an illness?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, party · **What happens:** invite, not want, go, not need, invent · **To what, where:** boy, party, illness

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy is invited to a party he does not want to go to.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t9:1
# text = A boy is invited to a party he does not want to go to.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	invited	invite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invite** | present · passive |  | a boy |  |  |  | to a party | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | boy | a party *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a party *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Why does he not need to invent an illness?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t9:2
# text = Why does he not need to invent an illness?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	invent	invent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present · do-support | boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **invent** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | boy *not said here* | a illness |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illness=Result |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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An invented illness can never be found out, so it is the kindest way

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t9:o1:1
# text = An invented illness can never be found out, so it is the kindest way
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	invented	invent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	kindest	kind	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	15	amod	_	_
15	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **find out** | can · passive |  | a invented illness |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** | present | illness | the kindest way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He can say no politely without giving a reason

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t9:o2:1
# text = He can say no politely without giving a reason
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	_
5	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | can | He |  |  |  |  | politely *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **give** | gerund | He *not said here* | a reason |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Parties always need a medical excuse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t9:o3:1
# text = Parties always need a medical excuse
1	Parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	excuse	excuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Parties | a medical excuse |  |  |  | always *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot excuse=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saying no is ruder than any lie

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:195-why-people-lie:t9:o4:1
# text = Saying no is ruder than any lie
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	csubj	_	_
2	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ruder	rude	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | no |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent no=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | Saying |  |  |  |  | than any lie; rude *property* | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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