--- title: In Cape Town: "Lekker, this site says the new phone is the best ever… — How to check: who, how, who else · tree and pragmatics description: In Cape Town: "Lekker, this site says the new phone is the best ever!" At the bottom: "paid for by" the phone company. What should he notice? 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What should he notice? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** site · **What happens:** say, be, pay for, notice · **To what, where:** new phone, Cape Town, bottom · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 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/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* In Cape Town: "Lekker, this site says the new phone is the best ever!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t6:1 # text = In Cape Town: "Lekker, this site says the new phone is the best ever!" 1 In in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 Cape Cape PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 Town Town PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Lekker Lekker PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 8 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 det _ _ 9 site site NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 14 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 10 ccomp _ _ 17 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 16 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ! ! PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 " " PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present | this site | the new phone | | Cape Town and Lekker | | | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent phone=Theme in town=Manner | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | | | | | ever | good *property* | tree rules | 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:* At the bottom: "paid for by" the phone company. ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t6:2 # text = At the bottom: "paid for by" the phone company. 1 At at ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 bottom bottom NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 paid pay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 company company NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay for** *in a quote* | participle | | the bottom *not said here* | | | | by the phone company | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* What should he notice? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t6:3 # text = What should he notice? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 notice notice VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **notice** | should | site | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It is an advert dressed as news ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t6:o1:1 # text = It is an advert dressed as news 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 advert advert NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 dressed dress VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 as as ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a advert | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **dress** | participle | | a advert *not said here* | | | | as news | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} It is a government warning about phones ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t6:o2:1 # text = It is a government warning about phones 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 government government NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 warning warning NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 phones phone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a government warning | | | | about phones | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is a fact-check of the new phone ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t6:o3:1 # text = It is a fact-check of the new phone 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 fact fact NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 check check NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a fact check | | | | of the new phone | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is an independent test by scientists ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else:t6:o4:1 # text = It is an independent test by scientists 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 independent independent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 test test NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 scientists scientist NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a independent test | | | | by scientists | 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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