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title: "the newspaper says chocolate makes u clever!!!" The article says it… — Where did you read that? Checking sour… · tree and pragmatics
description: "the newspaper says chocolate makes u clever!!!" The article says it was tested on 20 mice. What do you conclude? Test 6 · ★★★ 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 op
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Where did you read that? Checking sources

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"the newspaper says chocolate makes u clever!!!" The article says it was tested on 20 mice. What do you conclude?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** newspaper, chocolate, article, you · **What happens:** say, make, test, conclude · **To what, where:** u, article · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "the newspaper says chocolate makes u clever!!!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t6:1
# text = "the newspaper says chocolate makes u clever!!!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!!!	!!!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	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 | the newspaper |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | present | chocolate | u |  |  |  | clever *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material you=Product |

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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:* The article says it was tested on 20 mice.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t6:2
# text = The article says it was tested on 20 mice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	article	article	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	tested	test	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the article |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **test** | past · passive |  | article |  |  |  | on 20 mice | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What do you conclude?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t6:3
# text = What do you conclude?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	conclude	conclude	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conclude** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Mice are clever only because they eat a lot of chocolate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t6:o1:1
# text = Mice are clever only because they eat a lot of chocolate
1	Mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mice |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | Mice *= mouse* | a lot of chocolate |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Newspapers never make mistakes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t6:o2:1
# text = Newspapers never make mistakes
1	Newspapers	newspaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** | present | Newspapers | mistakes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The headline says much more than the study shows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t6:o3:1
# text = The headline says much more than the study shows
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	headline	headline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	obj	_	_
6	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the headline | more |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent more=Topic |
| 2 | **show** | present | the study |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Chocolate makes every person clever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources:t6:o4:1
# text = Chocolate makes every person clever
1	Chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Chocolate | every person |  |  |  | clever *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material person=Product |

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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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