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What is the most likely explanation? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** story, famous zoo, penguins, zoo, likely explanation · **What happens:** say, let, fly, be · **To what, where:** penguins, city, April 1st · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 334 «Harmful pranks, April Fools' tricks, hidden adverts and too-good-to-be-true offers» 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/334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A story says a famous zoo will let penguins fly around the city from tomorrow. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t3:1 # text = A story says a famous zoo will let penguins fly around the city from tomorrow. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 zoo zoo NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 9 penguins penguin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ 10 fly fly VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ _ 11 around around ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 from from ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a story | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **let** | future | a famous zoo | penguins | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **fly** | infinitive | penguins *not said here* | | | the city from tomorrow | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around city=Location | 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:* It is April 1st. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t3:2 # text = It is April 1st. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 April April PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 1st 1st NOUN NN Number=Sing|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | zoo | April 1st | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What is the most likely explanation? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t3:3 # text = What is the most likely explanation? 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 6 det _ _ 4 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 5 advmod _ _ 5 likely likely ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 explanation explanation NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the likely explanation | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It is an April Fools' joke story ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t3:o1:1 # text = It is an April Fools' joke story 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 3 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 4 April April PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 Fools Fool PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ' 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a joke story | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **joke** | | April Fools | | | | | | nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} The news has made an honest mistake ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t3:o2:1 # text = The news has made an honest mistake 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 honest honest ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 mistake mistake NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present · perfect · passive | | the news | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary mistake=Product | ### Option 3 {#o3} Penguins learn to fly in the spring ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t3:o3:1 # text = Penguins learn to fly in the spring 1 Penguins penguin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 learn learn VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 fly fly VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 spring spring NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **learn** | present | Penguins | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **fly** | to-infinitive | Penguins *not said here* | | | | spring | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The zoo has trained flying penguins ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t3:o4:1 # text = The zoo has trained flying penguins 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 zoo zoo NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 trained train VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 flying fly VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 amod _ _ 6 penguins penguin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **train** | present · perfect · passive | | the zoo | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **fly** | gerund | | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=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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