--- title: A shy new girl in Wellington looks at the floor when she says she ha… — Telling when someone may be lying · tree and pragmatics description: A shy new girl in Wellington looks at the floor when she says she has a cat. What is the fair thought? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 198 «Telling when someone may be lying» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying/t1/) [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/) / [Telling when someone may be lying](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying/) / t1 # Test 1 · ★★ · Telling when someone may be lying A shy new girl in Wellington looks at the floor when she says she has a cat. What is the fair thought? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** shy new girl, girl, fair thought · **What happens:** look, say, have, be · **To what, where:** cat · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 198 «Telling when someone may be lying» 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/198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A shy new girl in Wellington looks at the floor when she says she has a cat. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t1:1 # text = A shy new girl in Wellington looks at the floor when she says she has a cat. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 shy shy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Wellington Wellington PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 7 looks look VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 floor floor NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 13 advmod _ _ 12 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 14 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 ccomp _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look** | present | a shy new girl in Wellington | | | | | at the floor | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at floor=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | girl | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **have** | present | girl | a cat | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Patient | 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. *Sentence 2:* What is the fair thought? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t1:2 # text = What is the fair thought? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 thought thought NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the fair thought | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} She is clearly lying about the cat ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t1:o1:1 # text = She is clearly lying about the cat 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 clearly clearly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | present · progressive | She | | | | | about the cat; clearly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about cat=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} You should ask her to look at you and repeat it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t1:o2:1 # text = You should ask her to look at you and repeat it 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 iobj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 repeat repeat VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | should | You | | her *= she* | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **look** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | | | | | at you | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at you=Theme | | 3 | **repeat** | infinitive | You *not said here* | it | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} Shy people usually lie more ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t1:o3:1 # text = Shy people usually lie more 1 Shy shy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 usually usually ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 lie lie VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | present | Shy people | | | | | usually *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Looking away is not proof, so there is no reason to doubt her ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t1:o4:1 # text = Looking away is not proof, so there is no reason to doubt her 1 Looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 csubj _ _ 2 away away ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 proof proof NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 9 expl _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 10 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 11 det _ _ 11 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 doubt doubt VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 acl _ _ 14 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look away** | gerund | | | | | | away *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **not** **is a** | present | Looking | proof | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **is a** | present | proof | no reason | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **doubt** | to-infinitive | | her *= she* | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | **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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