--- title: In a cartoon, the detective just stares at a kid and «knows» he's ly… — The check that settles it · tree and pragmatics description: In a cartoon, the detective just stares at a kid and «knows» he's lying. What works better in real life? 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What works better in real life? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** detective · **What happens:** stare, know, lie, work · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 451 «The check that settles it» 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/451-the-check-that-settles-it/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, the detective just stares at a kid and «knows» he's lying. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:451-the-check-that-settles-it:t10:1 # text = In a cartoon, the detective just stares at a kid and «knows» he's lying. 1 In in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 cartoon cartoon NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 detective detective NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 just just ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 stares stare VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 kid kid NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 13 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 knows know VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 14 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stare** | present | the detective | | | | | at a kid; in a cartoon | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in cartoon=Theme | | 2 | **know** *in a quote* | present | the detective *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **lie** | present · progressive | detective | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: 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:* What works better in real life? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:451-the-check-that-settles-it:t10:2 # text = What works better in real life? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 2 nsubj _ _ 2 works work VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 better well ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 2 advmod _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **work** | present | | | | | | in real life; well *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in life=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Staring hard at people ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:451-the-check-that-settles-it:t10:o1:1 # text = Staring hard at people 1 Staring stare VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 hard hard ADV RB Degree=Pos 1 advmod _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stare** | gerund | | | | | | at people; hard *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at people=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Shouting until they confess ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:451-the-check-that-settles-it:t10:o2:1 # text = Shouting until they confess 1 Shouting shout VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 until until SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 confess confess VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **confess** | present | they | | | | | | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Checking facts and records ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:451-the-check-that-settles-it:t10:o3:1 # text = Checking facts and records 1 Checking check VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 records record NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **check** | gerund | | facts and records | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Guessing from their face ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:451-the-check-that-settles-it:t10:o4:1 # text = Guessing from their face 1 Guessing guess VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 from from ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **guess** | gerund | | | | their face | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | **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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