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title: "she's well mardy cos I said that footballer quote's fake" — no inte… — Checking practice: true, false and not… · tree and pragmatics
description: "she's well mardy cos I said that footballer quote's fake" — no interview has the words. Who is more likely right? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 36 «Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o
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# Test 3 · ★★ · Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet

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"she's well mardy cos I said that footballer quote's fake" — no interview has the words. Who is more likely right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, interview · **What happens:** say, have, be · **To what, where:** words, likely right · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 36 «Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet» 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/36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "she's well mardy cos I said that footballer quote's fake" — no interview has the words.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t3:1
# text = "she's well mardy cos I said that footballer quote's fake" — no interview has the words.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
5	mardy	mardy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	quote	quote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
15	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	17	det	_	_
17	interview	interview	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | present | no interview | the words |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |

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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:* Who is more likely right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t3:2
# text = Who is more likely right?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | likely right |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She is, because his face is on it, and nobody would dare to use a footballer's face for a fake

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t3:o1:1
# text = She is, because his face is on it, and nobody would dare to use a footballer's face for a fake
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	dare	dare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	parataxis	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	fake	fake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | his face |  |  | face |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **dare** | would | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **use** | to-infinitive | nobody *not said here* | a footballer's face |  |  |  | for a fake | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent face=Theme for fake=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nobody, quotes can never be checked

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t3:o2:1
# text = Nobody, quotes can never be checked
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	quotes	quote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	checked	check	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **check** | can · passive |  | Nobody |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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You, because a real quote can be found with when and where

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t3:o3:1
# text = You, because a real quote can be found with when and where
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	quote	quote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | can · passive |  | You |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Both, because quotes can be half real

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t3:o4:1
# text = Both, because quotes can be half real
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	4	case	_	_
4	quotes	quote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	half	half	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	8	advmod	_	_
8	real	real	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** | can | Both |  |  |  |  | half, real *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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