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title: A girl's grandpa says: «Don't tell Grandma about the necklace I boug… — Thinking cleverly about people · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl's grandpa says: «Don't tell Grandma about the necklace I bought her, I'll give it to her on Sunday». What kind of secret is this? Test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «Thinking cleverly about people» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 3 · ★★★ · Thinking cleverly about people

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A girl's grandpa says: «Don't tell Grandma about the necklace I bought her, I'll give it to her on Sunday». What kind of secret is this?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** grandpa, this · **What happens:** say, not tell, buy, give, be · **To what, where:** Grandma, necklace, girl, kind · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «Thinking cleverly about people» 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/60-reasoning-about-people/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl's grandpa says: «Don't tell Grandma about the necklace I bought her, I'll give it to her on Sunday».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t3:1
# text = A girl's grandpa says: «Don't tell Grandma about the necklace I bought her, I'll give it to her on Sunday».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
11	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	necklace	necklace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	_
25	on	on	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a girl's grandpa |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support |  |  | Grandma |  |  | about the necklace | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent grandma=Recipient about necklace=Topic |
| 3 | **buy** *in a quote* | past | a girl's grandpa *= grandpa* | the necklace *not said here* | girl |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 4 | **give** *in a quote* | future | a girl's grandpa *= grandpa* | necklace | girl |  | sunday |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to she=Recipient |

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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:* What kind of secret is this?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t3:2
# text = What kind of secret is this?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
6	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this | what kind |  |  |  | of secret | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A surprise, because it will be told soon and make someone happy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t3:o1:1
# text = A surprise, because it will be told soon and make someone happy
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
9	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	_
13	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | future · passive |  | surprise |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **make** | infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A dangerous secret that must be told to a teacher straight away, the same day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t3:o2:1
# text = A dangerous secret that must be told to a teacher straight away, the same day
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | must · passive |  | a dangerous secret and the same day | a teacher |  |  | away *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to teacher=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A bad secret, because she is told to keep quiet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t3:o3:1
# text = A bad secret, because she is told to keep quiet
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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A secret she must keep forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:60-reasoning-about-people:t3:o4:1
# text = A secret she must keep forever
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | must | she | a secret *not said here* |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme |

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