--- title: Big sister: «just say ur 10, they never check». The boy is nine and… — Excuses and the lies that grow · tree and pragmatics description: Big sister: «just say ur 10, they never check». The boy is nine and small. What is wrong with that? 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What is wrong with that? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** they, boy · **What happens:** say, not check, be · **To what, where:** nine · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 337 «Excuses and the lies that grow» 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/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Big sister: «just say ur 10, they never check». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:t4:1 # text = Big sister: «just say ur 10, they never check». 1 Big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 2 punct _ _ 4 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 just just ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 7 ur your PRON PRP$ Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 10 10 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 check check VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **not** **check** *in a quote* | present | they | | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | 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:* The boy is nine and small. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:t4:2 # text = The boy is nine and small. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 nine nine NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the boy | nine | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | the boy *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What is wrong with that? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:t4:3 # text = What is wrong with that? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | with that; wrong *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Rides never have rules ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:t4:o1:1 # text = Rides never have rules 1 Rides ride NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **have** | present | Rides | rules | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nothing, it's a harmless fib that hurts nobody ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:t4:o2:1 # text = Nothing, it's a harmless fib that hurts nobody 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 harmless harmless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 fib fib NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 8 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ _ 9 hurts hurt VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ 10 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Nothing | a harmless fib | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **hurt** | present | a harmless fib | nobody | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nobody=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The rule is for safety, and they measure you anyway ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:t4:o3:1 # text = The rule is for safety, and they measure you anyway 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rule rule NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 safety safety NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 measure measure VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 10 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ 11 anyway anyway ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the rule | | | | | for safety | tree rules | | 2 | **measure** | present | they | you | | | | anyway *property* | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme you=Value | ### Option 4 {#o4} Nine-year-olds are always tall enough ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:t4:o4:1 # text = Nine-year-olds are always tall enough 1 Nine nine NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 4 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 olds old NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 8 advmod _ _ 8 tall tall ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 9 enough enough ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | year olds | | | | | always, enough, tall *property* | tree rules | **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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