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title: «the whole scrap was over what Kieran supposedly said about your mum… — What fights cost at school · tree and pragmatics
description: «the whole scrap was over what Kieran supposedly said about your mum». In the meeting it turns out he never said it. What does that show? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 375 «What fights cost at school» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Test 6 · ★ · What fights cost at school

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«the whole scrap was over what Kieran supposedly said about your mum». In the meeting it turns out he never said it. What does that show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Kieran, scrap, that · **What happens:** say, turn out, not say, show · **To what, where:** meeting, scrap · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 375 «What fights cost at school» 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/375-what-fights-cost-at-school/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «the whole scrap was over what Kieran supposedly said about your mum».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:t6:1
# text = «the whole scrap was over what Kieran supposedly said about your mum».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	scrap	scrap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
8	Kieran	Kieran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	supposedly	supposedly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Kieran |  |  |  |  | about your mum; supposedly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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:* In the meeting it turns out he never said it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:t6:2
# text = In the meeting it turns out he never said it.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn out** | present | scrap |  |  | the meeting |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in meeting=Location |
| 2 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | past | Kieran | scrap |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What does that show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:t6:3
# text = What does that show?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · do-support | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Rumours are always true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:t6:o1:1
# text = Rumours are always true
1	Rumours	rumour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Rumours |  |  |  |  | always, true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Kieran is only lying about the rumour now to get out of trouble

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:t6:o2:1
# text = Kieran is only lying about the rumour now to get out of trouble
1	Kieran	Kieran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rumour	rumour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present · progressive | Kieran |  |  |  | now | about the rumour | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about rumour=Location |
| 2 | **get out** | to-infinitive | Kieran *not said here* | trouble |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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You should fight the rumour-starter instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:t6:o3:1
# text = You should fight the rumour-starter instead
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	rumour	rumour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	starter	starter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | should | You | the rumour starter |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent starter=Co-Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Talking it through can show how silly a fight was

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:t6:o4:1
# text = Talking it through can show how silly a fight was
1	Talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	1	obl	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **show** | can | Talking |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | a fight |  |  |  |  | silly *property* | tree rules |

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