--- title: You forwarded a hoax yesterday. Your mate says "just ignore it, no o… — I was wrong: changing your mind · tree and pragmatics description: You forwarded a hoax yesterday. Your mate says "just ignore it, no one cares". What's better? Test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 35 «I was wrong: changing your mind» 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind/t6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Myths](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/) / [I was wrong: changing your mind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★★★ · I was wrong: changing your mind You forwarded a hoax yesterday. Your mate says "just ignore it, no one cares". What's better? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** You, mate, one · **What happens:** forward, say, ignore, care, be · **To what, where:** hoax, mate · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 35 «I was wrong: changing your mind» 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/35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* You forwarded a hoax yesterday. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:t6:1 # text = You forwarded a hoax yesterday. 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 forwarded forward VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 hoax hoax NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 yesterday yesterday NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **forward** | past | You | a hoax | | | yesterday | | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hoax=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* Your mate says "just ignore it, no one cares". ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:t6:2 # text = Your mate says "just ignore it, no one cares". 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 just just ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 ignore ignore VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 10 det _ _ 10 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 cares care VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **ignore** *in a quote* | infinitive | | mate | | | | | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 3 | **care** *in a quote* | present | no one | | | | | | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | *Sentence 3:* What's better? ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:t6:3 # text = What's better? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Post a short correction so it stops spreading ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:t6:o1:1 # text = Post a short correction so it stops spreading 1 Post post VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 short short ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 correction correction NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 stops stop VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 8 spreading spread VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 7 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **post** | imperative | you *not said here* | a short correction | | | | | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent correction=Theme | | 2 | **stop** | present | correction | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **spread** | gerund | correction *not said here* | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Blame whoever sent it to you ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:t6:o2:1 # text = Blame whoever sent it to you 1 Blame blame NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 whoever whoever PRON WP PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 3 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | past | whoever | Blame | you | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to you=Destination | ### Option 3 {#o3} Leave the group forever ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:t6:o3:1 # text = Leave the group forever 1 Leave leave VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 group group NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 forever forever ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | the group | | | | forever *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Forward it again to the group to cancel it out ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:t6:o4:1 # text = Forward it again to the group to cancel it out 1 Forward forward VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 again again ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 group group NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 cancel cancel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 out out ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **forward** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | the group | again | | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to group=Destination | | 2 | **cancel out** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | group | | | | | tree rules | **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. 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