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# Test 1 · ★ · The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines

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«bro this cereal says best breakfast ever so it's healthy right» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cereal · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** best breakfast · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 47 «The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines» 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/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines:t1:1
# text = «bro this cereal says best breakfast ever so it's healthy right» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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* | present | this cereal | best breakfast |  |  | ever | bro *vocative* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent breakfast=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | cereal |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, cereal can never be part of a good breakfast for anybody

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines:t1:o1:1
# text = No, cereal can never be part of a good breakfast for anybody
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	anybody	anybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | can | cereal | part |  |  |  | of a good breakfast for anybody | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, gold letters are only allowed on healthy food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines:t1:o2:1
# text = Yes, gold letters are only allowed on healthy food
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | present · passive |  | gold letters |  | healthy food |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, the box would not say it unless it was healthy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines:t1:o3:1
# text = Yes, the box would not say it unless it was healthy
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | would | the box | it |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | box |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, «best ever» is an opinion; read the label for sugar

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines:t1:o4:1
# text = No, «best ever» is an opinion; read the label for sugar
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	csubj	_	_
5	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a opinion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | infinitive |  | the label |  |  |  | for sugar | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent label=Topic |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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