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title: "u said there's 8 planets but grandad's book says 9, ur wrong" What… — Where did you read that? Checking sour… · tree and pragmatics
description: "u said there's 8 planets but grandad's book says 9, ur wrong" What explains it? Test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 28 «Where did you read that? Checking sources» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 2 · ★★★ · Where did you read that? Checking sources

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"u said there's 8 planets but grandad's book says 9, ur wrong" What explains it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, 8 planets, book · **What happens:** say, be, explain · **To what, where:** 9, book · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 28 «Where did you read that? Checking sources» of the myths 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/myths/28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t2:1
# text = "u said there's 8 planets but grandad's book says 9, ur wrong" What explains it?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	_
18	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	nsubj	_	_
19	explains	explain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	parataxis	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	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* | past | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **does** *in a quote* | present | 8 planets |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | grandad's book | 9 |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent 9=Topic |
| 4 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present |  | book |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The printers made a mistake and added a planet by accident

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t2:o1:1
# text = The printers made a mistake and added a planet by accident
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	printers	printer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the printers | a mistake |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material mistake=Product |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | the printers *not said here* | a planet |  |  |  | by accident | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent planet=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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One of the planets was blown up by a comet quite recently

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t2:o2:1
# text = One of the planets was blown up by a comet quite recently
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	blown	blow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	comet	comet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:agent	_	_
11	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	recently	recently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow up** | past · passive | a comet | One of the planets |  |  |  | recently *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The book is older than the 2006 decision about Pluto

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t2:o3:1
# text = The book is older than the 2006 decision about Pluto
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	2006	2006	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Pluto	Pluto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the book |  |  |  |  | than the 2006 decision about Pluto; old *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Grandad's book is about a different solar system altogether

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t2:o4:1
# text = Grandad's book is about a different solar system altogether
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grandad's book |  |  |  |  | about a different solar system; altogether *property* | tree rules |

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