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# Test 18 · ★ · Facts, opinions, clickbait and saying no to dares

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heard on the group chat a pop star "died last night", everyone's posting RIP. what's likely

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** pop star, everyone · **What happens:** hear, die, post, be · **To what, where:** group chat, RIP · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 284 «Facts, opinions, clickbait and saying no to dares» 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/284-facts-opinions-and-saying-no-to-dares/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:284-facts-opinions-and-saying-no-to-dares:t18:1
# text = heard on the group chat a pop star "died last night", everyone's posting RIP. what's likely
1	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	advcl	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	posting	post	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
18	RIP	rip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
20	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | participle |  |  |  | the group chat |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **die** *in a quote* | past | a pop star | the group chat *not said here* |  |  | night |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **post** | present · progressive | everyone | RIP |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rip=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It must be true if lots of people post it, they can't all be wrong

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:284-facts-opinions-and-saying-no-to-dares:t18:o1:1
# text = It must be true if lots of people post it, they can't all be wrong
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	post	post	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
13	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
15	all	all	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | It |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **post** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | lots of people | it |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **is** | can | lots *= lot* |  |  |  |  | all, wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Famous people's deaths are never faked

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:284-facts-opinions-and-saying-no-to-dares:t18:o2:1
# text = Famous people's deaths are never faked
1	Famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	deaths	death	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	faked	fake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fake** | present · passive |  | Famous people's deaths |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **die** |  | Famous people |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It may be a hoax; wait for trusted news before believing it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:284-facts-opinions-and-saying-no-to-dares:t18:o3:1
# text = It may be a hoax; wait for trusted news before believing it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hoax	hoax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	wait	wait	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | may | It | a hoax |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wait** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for trusted news | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **believe** | gerund |  | news |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The group chat is always right first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:284-facts-opinions-and-saying-no-to-dares:t18:o4:1
# text = The group chat is always right first
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
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	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the group chat |  |  |  |  | always, first, right *property* | tree rules |

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