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# Test 1 · ★★ · How would we know? Asking experts and spotting tricks

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"my cat fell off the shed and was fine, she's on life 4 now lol" What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cat · **What happens:** fall off, be · **To what, where:** shed, life · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 30 «How would we know? Asking experts and spotting tricks» 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/30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks:t1:1
# text = "my cat fell off the shed and was fine, she's on life 4 now lol" What's true?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shed	shed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	_
16	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	flat	_	_
17	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
18	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	22	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	_
20	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall off** *in a quote* | past | my cat | the shed |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient shed=Extent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | my cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | cat |  |  | life |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | now | true *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 {#o1}

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Cats lose one of their lives every single time they fall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks:t1:o1:1
# text = Cats lose one of their lives every single time they fall
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
8	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | Cats | one of Cats's lives |  |  | time |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fall** | present | Cats *= cat* | every single time *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient time=Result |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She really has five lives left now

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks:t1:o2:1
# text = She really has five lives left now
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | five lives |  |  | now |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | participle |  | five lives *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cats can't get hurt from any height

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks:t1:o3:1
# text = Cats can't get hurt from any height
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hurt** | can · passive |  | Cats |  | any height |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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

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Cats are good at landing, but they only have one life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks:t1:o4:1
# text = Cats are good at landing, but they only have one life
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	landing	landing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cats |  |  | landing |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | Cats *= cat* | one life |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Patient |

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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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