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title: Ava's gran, Scottish: "Ach, hen, a broken vase is nae bother, it's t… — The lie nobody found out: carrying a s… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ava's gran, Scottish: "Ach, hen, a broken vase is nae bother, it's the hidin' that's the trouble." ("Hen" means dear; "nae" means no.) What does she mean? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 15 «The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Test 6 · ★ · The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret

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Ava's gran, Scottish: "Ach, hen, a broken vase is nae bother, it's the hidin' that's the trouble." ("Hen" means dear; "nae" means no.) What does she mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** broken vase, vase, that, Hen, nae · **What happens:** break, be, mean · **To what, where:** nae bother, hidin, trouble, no. · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 15 «The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret» of the reflection 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/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ava's gran, Scottish: "Ach, hen, a broken vase is nae bother, it's the hidin' that's the trouble."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t6:1
# text = Ava's gran, Scottish: "Ach, hen, a broken vase is nae bother, it's the hidin' that's the trouble."
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	gran	gran	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Ach	ach	INTJ	UH	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	nae	nae	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	bother	bother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	hidin	hidin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	_
24	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	27	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | a broken vase | nae bother |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | vase | the hidin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | the trouble |  |  |  |  | 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:* ("Hen" means dear; "nae" means no.) What does she mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t6:2
# text = ("Hen" means dear; "nae" means no.) What does she mean?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Hen	Hen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	nae	nae	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
12	no.	no.	NOUN	NN	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	_
14	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	obj	_	_
15	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Hen |  |  |  |  | dear *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | nae | no. |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present · do-support | hen |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Ava should hide things better next time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t6:o1:1
# text = Ava should hide things better next time
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
6	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | should | Ava | things |  |  | time | well *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The accident is small; hiding it is what makes things worse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t6:o2:1
# text = The accident is small; hiding it is what makes things worse
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
10	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the accident |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | gerund |  | accident |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **make** | present |  | things |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material thing=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Breaking vases is fine, but only for grandmothers, not children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t6:o3:1
# text = Breaking vases is fine, but only for grandmothers, not children
1	Breaking	break	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	vases	vas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	grandmothers	grandmother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | gerund |  | vases |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vas=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Breaking |  |  |  |  | children *obl*; fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vases are never important to anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t6:o4:1
# text = Vases are never important to anyone
1	Vases	vas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Vases |  |  |  |  | to anyone; important *property* | tree rules |

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