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title: "omg the singer's dead, sharing now!!" Ten minutes later he posts a… — How to check: who, how, who else · tree and pragmatics
description: "omg the singer's dead, sharing now!!" Ten minutes later he posts a video. What was the lesson? Test 11 of lesson 35 «How to check: who, how, who else» of the politics 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 11 · How to check: who, how, who else

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"omg the singer's dead, sharing now!!" Ten minutes later he posts a video. What was the lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he, lesson · **What happens:** share, post, be · **To what, where:** video

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This is test 11 of lesson 35 «How to check: who, how, who else» of the politics 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/politics/35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "omg the singer's dead, sharing now!!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t11:1
# text = "omg the singer's dead, sharing now!!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	omg	omg	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  | now |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Ten minutes later he posts a video.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t11:2
# text = Ten minutes later he posts a video.
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	posts	post	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **post** | present | he | a video |  |  |  | late *property* | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent video=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What was the lesson?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t11:3
# text = What was the lesson?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the lesson |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Wait before sharing, because first reports are often wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t11:o1:1
# text = Wait before sharing, because first reports are often wrong
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	reports	report	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **share** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | first reports |  |  |  |  | often, wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Singers fake their deaths to get likes, so never believe any news about a singer at all

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t11:o2:1
# text = Singers fake their deaths to get likes, so never believe any news about a singer at all
1	Singers	singer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fake	fake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	deaths	death	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	likes	like	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
12	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fake** | present | Singers | Singers's deaths |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent death=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | Singers *not said here* | likes |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer like=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **believe** | infinitive | Singers *not said here* | any news |  | all |  | about a singer | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer news=Stimulus |
| 4 | **die** |  | Singers *= singer* |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Always share first, check never

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t11:o3:1
# text = Always share first, check never
1	Always	alway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | Always |  |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **check** | infinitive | Always *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Videos of singers are always fake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t11:o4:1
# text = Videos of singers are always fake
1	Videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	singers	singer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Videos of singers |  |  |  |  | always, fake *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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