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title: A supply teacher says chameleons change colour "just to hide". When… — When the teacher gets it wrong · tree and pragmatics
description: A supply teacher says chameleons change colour "just to hide". When should you ask about it? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 33 «When the teacher gets it wrong» 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 wrong.
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# Test 2 · ★★ · When the teacher gets it wrong

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A supply teacher says chameleons change colour "just to hide". When should you ask about it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** supply teacher, chameleons, you · **What happens:** say, change, hide, ask · **To what, where:** colour · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 33 «When the teacher gets it wrong» 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/33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A supply teacher says chameleons change colour "just to hide".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:t2:1
# text = A supply teacher says chameleons change colour "just to hide".
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	supply	supply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	chameleons	chameleon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	change	change	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a supply teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **change** | present | chameleons | colour |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient |
| 3 | **hide** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | chameleons *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* When should you ask about it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:t2:2
# text = When should you ask about it?
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | should | you |  |  |  |  | about colour | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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In a note left on her desk saying she's wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:t2:o1:1
# text = In a note left on her desk saying she's wrong
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle |  | a note *not said here* |  | her desk |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent on desk=Location |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never, because supply teachers don't count

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:t2:o2:1
# text = Never, because supply teachers don't count
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	supply	supply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | supply teachers |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the end of the lesson, as a question

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:t2:o3:1
# text = At the end of the lesson, as a question
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Right away, interrupting her loudly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:t2:o4:1
# text = Right away, interrupting her loudly
1	Right	right	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	interrupting	interrupt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interrupt** | gerund |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | away, loudly *property* | tree rules |

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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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