--- title: Lily's book says nine planets, Sam's says eight; Sam yells "your boo… — Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★ · tree and pragmatics description: Lily's book says nine planets, Sam's says eight; Sam yells "your book's lying!" What is fairest? 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What is fairest? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** book, Sam · **What happens:** say, yell, lie, be · **To what, where:** nine planets, eight, lying · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★» 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/36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Lily's book says nine planets, Sam's says eight; Sam yells "your book's lying!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t9:1 # text = Lily's book says nine planets, Sam's says eight; Sam yells "your book's lying!" 1 Lily Lily PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 nine nine NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 planets planet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 11 eight eight NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ; ; PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 13 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 14 yells yell VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 15 " " PUNCT `` _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 17 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 18 's 's PART POS _ 17 case _ _ 19 lying lying NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ! ! PUNCT . _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 " " PUNCT '' _ 19 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Lily's book | nine planets | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent planet=Topic | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Sam | eight | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent eight=Topic | | 3 | **yell** *speech: express* | present | Sam | your book's lying | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lying=Topic | | 4 | **lie** *in a quote* | | your book | | | | | | nom lying «act intransitive»: poss=agent | 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:* What is fairest? ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t9:2 # text = What is fairest? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 fairest fair ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | fair *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Her book is just out of date: Pluto changed in 2006 ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t9:o1:1 # text = Her book is just out of date: Pluto changed in 2006 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 4 just just ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 5 out out ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 date date NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 9 Pluto Pluto PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 changed change VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 2006 2006 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Her book | | | date | | | tree rules | | 2 | **change** | past | Pluto | | | 2006 | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Her book is lying and should be thrown away ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t9:o2:1 # text = Her book is lying and should be thrown away 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 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 aux _ _ 4 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 6 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 thrown throw VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 9 away away ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | present · progressive | Her book | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **throw away** | should · passive | Her book *not said here* | | | | | away *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | ### Option 3 {#o3} Sam's book is the old one, so he's wrong ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t9:o3:1 # text = Sam's book is the old one, so he's wrong 1 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Sam's book | the old one | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | Sam | | | | | wrong *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Both books are wrong: there are ten planets ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t9:o4:1 # text = Both books are wrong: there are ten planets 1 Both both DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 books book NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 6 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 7 expl _ _ 7 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 8 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 planets planet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | both books | | | | | wrong *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **does** | present | ten planets | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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