--- title: A girl gets cross when asked where her homework is. What should the… — Telling when someone may be lying · tree and pragmatics description: A girl gets cross when asked where her homework is. What should the teacher remember? Test 8 · ★★ 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 choice was wrong. --- [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/t8/) [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/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★★ · Telling when someone may be lying A girl gets cross when asked where her homework is. What should the teacher remember? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** girl, homework, teacher · **What happens:** get, ask, be, remember · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★★ 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/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A girl gets cross when asked where her homework is. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t8:1 # text = A girl gets cross when asked where her homework is. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 cross cross ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ 5 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 6 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 xcomp _ _ 7 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 10 advmod _ _ 8 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 homework homework NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | a girl | | | | | cross *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | participle | a girl *not said here* | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **be** | present | girl's homework | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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 should the teacher remember? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t8:2 # text = What should the teacher remember? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 remember remember VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **remember** | should | the teacher | | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent what=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} She may be upset for another reason, so stay calm and fair ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t8:o1:1 # text = She may be upset for another reason, so stay calm and fair 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 cop _ _ 4 upset upset ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 7 det _ _ 7 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 stay stay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 11 calm calm ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 xcomp _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | may | She | | | | | for another reason; upset *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **stay** | infinitive | She *not said here* | | | | | calm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Getting cross always means someone is innocent and should be left alone ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t8:o2:1 # text = Getting cross always means someone is innocent and should be left alone 1 Getting get VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 csubj _ _ 2 cross cross NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 3 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 1 advmod _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 7 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 innocent innocent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 9 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 12 alone alone ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | gerund | | cross | | | | always *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cross=Stimulus | | 2 | **mean** | present | Getting | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** | present | someone | | | | | innocent *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **leave** | should · passive | Getting *not said here* | | | | | alone *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V» | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} It is best to get cross with her too ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t8:o3:1 # text = It is best to get cross with her too 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 csubj _ _ 6 cross cross ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 xcomp _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obl _ _ 9 too too ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | | | | | | cross *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 4 {#o4} Getting cross always means someone is lying ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:198-telling-when-someone-may-be-lying:t8:o4:1 # text = Getting cross always means someone is lying 1 Getting get VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 csubj _ _ 2 cross cross NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 3 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 4 advmod _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 7 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 lying lie VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | gerund | | cross | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cross=Stimulus | | 2 | **mean** | present | Getting | | | | | always *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **lie** | present · progressive | someone | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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