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title: A test is left on the desk while the teacher steps out. Nobody would… — Fake websites, fake news and bots, ski… · tree and pragmatics
description: A test is left on the desk while the teacher steps out. Nobody would ever know if you looked at the answers. What shows you are trustworthy? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 335 «Fake websites, fake news and bots, skipping a lesson, keeping surprises and being trusted» of the everyday course of Mova's primary 
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Fake websites, fake news and bots, skipping a lesson, keep…

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A test is left on the desk while the teacher steps out. Nobody would ever know if you looked at the answers. What shows you are trustworthy?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** teacher, Nobody, you · **What happens:** leave, step out, know, look, show, be · **To what, where:** test, desk · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 335 «Fake websites, fake news and bots, skipping a lesson, keeping surprises and being trusted» 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/335-fake-websites-fake-news-bots-skipping-class-surprises-and-trust/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A test is left on the desk while the teacher steps out.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:335-fake-websites-fake-news-bots-skipping-class-surprises-and-trust:t8:1
# text = A test is left on the desk while the teacher steps out.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	steps	step	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · passive |  | a test |  | the desk |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme on desk=Location |
| 2 | **step out** | present | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Nobody would ever know if you looked at the answers.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:335-fake-websites-fake-news-bots-skipping-class-surprises-and-trust:t8:2
# text = Nobody would ever know if you looked at the answers.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	answers	answer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | would | Nobody |  |  |  | ever |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **look** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | you |  |  |  |  | at the answers | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at answer=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What shows you are trustworthy?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:335-fake-websites-fake-news-bots-skipping-class-surprises-and-trust:t8:3
# text = What shows you are trustworthy?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	trustworthy	trustworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | trustworthy *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Leaving it alone, as if the teacher were there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:335-fake-websites-fake-news-bots-skipping-class-surprises-and-trust:t8:o1:1
# text = Leaving it alone, as if the teacher were there
1	Leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  | as the teacher; alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | Leaving |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Asking a friend to look for you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:335-fake-websites-fake-news-bots-skipping-class-surprises-and-trust:t8:o2:1
# text = Asking a friend to look for you
1	Asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  | a friend |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **look** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for you | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for you=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Looking quickly and putting it back exactly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:335-fake-websites-fake-news-bots-skipping-class-surprises-and-trust:t8:o3:1
# text = Looking quickly and putting it back exactly
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	putting	put	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **put back** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Looking only at the hardest question

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:335-fake-websites-fake-news-bots-skipping-class-surprises-and-trust:t8:o4:1
# text = Looking only at the hardest question
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	hardest	hard	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | at the hardest question | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at question=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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