--- title: apparently Leo told his nan he loved her knitted jumper but he HATES… — White lies and kind silence · tree and pragmatics description: apparently Leo told his nan he loved her knitted jumper but he HATES it, he's such a liar right Test 18 · ★ 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 choice was right --- [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/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/) / [White lies and kind silence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/196-white-lies-and-kind-silence/) / t18 # Test 18 · ★ · White lies and kind silence apparently Leo told his nan he loved her knitted jumper but he HATES it, he's such a liar right **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Leo, her · **What happens:** tell, love, knit, hate, be · **To what, where:** nan, jumper, liar · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 18 · ★ 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/#t18). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:196-white-lies-and-kind-silence:t18:1 # text = apparently Leo told his nan he loved her knitted jumper but he HATES it, he's such a liar right 1 apparently apparently ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 2 Leo Leo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 advcl _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 nan nan NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 iobj _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 loved love VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 8 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 knitted knit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 ccomp _ _ 10 jumper jumper NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 11 but but CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 HATES hate VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 14 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 18 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 20 det:predet _ _ 19 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 liar liar NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 21 right right ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Leo | | Leo's nan | | | apparently *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent nan=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **love** | past | Leo | | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **knit** | past | her *= she* | jumper | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jumper=Product | | 4 | **hate** | present | Leo | jumper | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | | 5 | **is a** | present | Leo | such liar | | | | right *property* | tree rules | 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} Yes, he should go back and tell her that the jumper is ugly and itchy ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:196-white-lies-and-kind-silence:t18:o1:1 # text = Yes, he should go back and tell her that the jumper is ugly and itchy 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 back back ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 9 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 iobj _ _ 10 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 jumper jumper NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 14 ugly ugly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 ccomp _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 16 itchy itchy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go back** | should | he | | | | | | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | he *not said here* | | her *= she* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | | 3 | **is** | present | the jumper | | | | | ugly *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **be** | | the jumper *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Lying to nans is always fine ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:196-white-lies-and-kind-silence:t18:o2:1 # text = Lying to nans is always fine 1 Lying lie VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 csubj _ _ 2 to to ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 nans nan NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 6 advmod _ _ 6 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | gerund | | | | | | to nans | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | Lying | | | | | always, fine *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} He should give the jumper away ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:196-white-lies-and-kind-silence:t18:o3:1 # text = He should give the jumper away 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 jumper jumper NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 away away ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give away** | should | He | the jumper | | | | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent jumper=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Not really; thanking her warmly for her effort can be true and kind ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:196-white-lies-and-kind-silence:t18:o4:1 # text = Not really; thanking her warmly for her effort can be true and kind 1 Not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 really really ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 thanking thank VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 12 csubj _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 warmly warmly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 effort effort NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 10 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 cop _ _ 12 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 kind kind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | gerund | | | her *= she* | | | for her effort; warmly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent she=Theme for effort=Attribute | | 2 | **is** | can | thanking | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **be** | | thanking *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | **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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