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title: A Gen Alpha kid says "the interpreter on telly is lowkey sus, Deaf p… — Sign language · tree and pragmatics
description: A Gen Alpha kid says "the interpreter on telly is lowkey sus, Deaf people can just read subs." ("Sus" means suspicious; "subs" means subtitles.) What's fairer? Test 3 of lesson 32 «Sign language» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 3 · Sign language

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A Gen Alpha kid says "the interpreter on telly is lowkey sus, Deaf people can just read subs." ("Sus" means suspicious; "subs" means subtitles.) What's fairer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Gen kid, interpreter, Deaf people, Sus, subs · **What happens:** say, be, read, mean · **To what, where:** lowkey sus, subs, subtitles · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 32 «Sign language» of the language 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/language/32-sign-language/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Gen Alpha kid says "the interpreter on telly is lowkey sus, Deaf people can just read subs."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t3:1
# text = A Gen Alpha kid says "the interpreter on telly is lowkey sus, Deaf people can just read subs."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	Alpha	Alpha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	interpreter	interpreter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	lowkey	lowkey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	sus	sus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	Deaf	deaf	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	just	just	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	parataxis	_	_
20	subs	sub	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Gen kid |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the interpreter on telly | lowkey sus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **read** *in a quote* | can | Deaf people | subs |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sub=Topic |

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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:* ("Sus" means suspicious; "subs" means subtitles.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t3:2
# text = ("Sus" means suspicious; "subs" means subtitles.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Sus	sus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	suspicious	suspicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	subs	sub	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	subtitles	subtitle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sus |  |  |  |  | suspicious *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | subs | subtitles |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subtitle=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What's fairer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t3:3
# text = What's fairer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fairer	fair	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He's right, interpreters are pointless because every Deaf person reads subtitles easily

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t3:o1:1
# text = He's right, interpreters are pointless because every Deaf person reads subtitles easily
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	interpreters	interpreter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	pointless	pointless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
10	Deaf	deaf	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
13	subtitles	subtitle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | interpreters |  |  |  |  | pointless *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **read** | present | every Deaf person | subtitles |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subtitle=Topic |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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For many Deaf people sign is their first language, so interpreters matter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t3:o2:1
# text = For many Deaf people sign is their first language, so interpreters matter
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Deaf	deaf	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sign	sign	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	interpreters	interpreter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	matter	matter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | present | many Deaf people |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | people's first language |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **matter** | present | interpreters |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Subtitles are only for hearing people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t3:o3:1
# text = Subtitles are only for hearing people
1	Subtitles	subtitle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | present · progressive | Subtitles | people |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Interpreters are actors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:32-sign-language:t3:o4:1
# text = Interpreters are actors
1	Interpreters	interpreter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Interpreters | actors |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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