--- title: did u hear Kate's haircut, apparently her mum did it with garden she… — White lies and kind silence · tree and pragmatics description: did u hear Kate's haircut, apparently her mum did it with garden shears lol, everyone's saying she looks awful Test 16 · ★ of lesson 196 «White lies and kind silence» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/196-white-lies-and-kind-silence/t16/) [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/) / [White lies and kind silence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/196-white-lies-and-kind-silence/) / t16 # Test 16 · ★ · White lies and kind silence did u hear Kate's haircut, apparently her mum did it with garden shears lol, everyone's saying she looks awful **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, mum, everyone · **What happens:** hear, do, say, look · **To what, where:** haircut · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 16 · ★ of lesson 196 «White lies and kind silence» 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/196-white-lies-and-kind-silence/#t16). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:196-white-lies-and-kind-silence:t16:1 # text = did u hear Kate's haircut, apparently her mum did it with garden shears lol, everyone's saying she looks awful 1 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 2 u you PRON PRP Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 Kate Kate PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 haircut haircut NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 apparently apparently ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 9 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ _ 13 with with ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 garden garden NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 shears shear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl _ _ 16 lol lol INTJ UH _ 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 18 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 20 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 20 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 21 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 looks look VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 ccomp _ _ 23 awful awful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | Kate's haircut | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer haircut=Stimulus | | 2 | **do** | past | Kate's mum | haircut | | | | with garden shears; apparently *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | everyone | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **look** | present | mum | | | | | awful *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | 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} Spread it, it's only a joke ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:196-white-lies-and-kind-silence:t16:o1:1 # text = Spread it, it's only a joke 1 Spread spread VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 6 only only ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spread** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | | 2 | **is a** | present | it | a joke | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Don't spread it; kind silence about looks is better than mean gossip ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:196-white-lies-and-kind-silence:t16:o2:1 # text = Don't spread it; kind silence about looks is better than mean gossip 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 , _ 11 punct _ _ 6 kind kind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 silence silence NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 8 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 looks look NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 11 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 3 parataxis _ _ 12 than than ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 mean mean ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 gossip gossip NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **is** | present | kind silence about looks | | | | | than mean gossip; good *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Tell Kate she looks awful ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:196-white-lies-and-kind-silence:t16:o3:1 # text = Tell Kate she looks awful 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 Kate Kate PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 looks look VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 5 awful awful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | Kate | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent kate=Recipient | | 2 | **look** | present | Kate | | | | | awful *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} The garden shears part is surely true, so everyone ought to hear about it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:196-white-lies-and-kind-silence:t16:o4:1 # text = The garden shears part is surely true, so everyone ought to hear about it 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 garden garden NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 shears shear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 surely surely ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 10 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 13 nsubj _ _ 11 ought ought AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 14 about about ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shear** | present | the garden | | | | | | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | part | | | | | surely, true *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **hear** | ought | everyone | | | | | about part | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about it=Stimulus | **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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