--- title: Lice are found in a class at school. A boy says only dirty children… — Chickens, goats and little creatures · tree and pragmatics description: Lice are found in a class at school. A boy says only dirty children get lice. Which is true? 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Which is true? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, dirty children · **What happens:** find, say, get, be · **To what, where:** Lice, class · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 68 «Chickens, goats and little creatures» 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/68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Lice are found in a class at school. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures:t3:1 # text = Lice are found in a class at school. 1 Lice louse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | present · passive | | Lice | | a class | | at school | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: subject=Theme at school=Asset | 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:* A boy says only dirty children get lice. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures:t3:2 # text = A boy says only dirty children get lice. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 5 dirty dirty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 8 lice louse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a boy | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **get** | present | dirty children | lice | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer louse=Stimulus | *Sentence 3:* Which is true? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures:t3:3 # text = Which is true? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Lice are common and spread by head-to-head contact, not dirt ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures:t3:o1:1 # text = Lice are common and spread by head-to-head contact, not dirt 1 Lice louse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 common common ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 spread spread VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 7 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 contact contact NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 15 advmod _ _ 15 dirt dirt NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Lice | | | | | common *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **spread** | participle | Lice *not said here* | | | | | by head head contact and dirt | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by contact=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} Only children who never wash their hair or have baths get lice ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures:t3:o2:1 # text = Only children who never wash their hair or have baths get lice 1 Only only ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nsubj _ _ 3 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 4 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 wash wash VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 6 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 hair hair NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 or or CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 10 baths bath NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ 11 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 12 lice louse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **wash** | present | children | children's hair | | | | | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient | | 2 | **have** | present | children *not said here* | baths | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bath=Patient | | 3 | **get** | present | children | lice | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer louse=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} Lice come from eating sweets ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures:t3:o3:1 # text = Lice come from eating sweets 1 Lice louse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 from from SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 4 eating eat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 5 sweets sweet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | present | Lice | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **eat** | gerund | Lice *not said here* | sweets | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Lice live in school desks ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures:t3:o4:1 # text = Lice live in school desks 1 Lice louse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 live live VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 desks desk NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **live** | present | Lice | | | school desks | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desk=Location | **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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