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title: Ella lies awake: "They're talking about me. They're gonna ditch me."… — When nobody sits with you: making frie… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ella lies awake: "They're talking about me. They're gonna ditch me." What's the brain doing? Test 6 · ★★ of lesson 23 «When nobody sits with you: making friends again» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova'
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# Test 6 · ★★ · When nobody sits with you: making friends again

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Ella lies awake: "They're talking about me. They're gonna ditch me." What's the brain doing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ella, They, brain · **What happens:** lie, talk, ditch, do · **To what, where:** me

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 23 «When nobody sits with you: making friends again» 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/23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ella lies awake: "They're talking about me.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t6:1
# text = Ella lies awake: "They're talking about me.
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | Ella |  |  |  |  | awake *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **talk** *in a quote* | present · progressive | They |  |  |  |  | about me | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about i=Topic |

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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:* They're gonna ditch me."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t6:2
# text = They're gonna ditch me."
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	gonna	gonna	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	ditch	ditch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ditch** | present | They | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What's the brain doing?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t6:3
# text = What's the brain doing?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	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 | **do** | present · progressive | the brain |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Predicting the future accurately

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t6:o1:1
# text = Predicting the future accurately
1	Predicting	predict	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **predict** | gerund |  | the future |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot future=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Reading her friends' minds correctly and seeing what they really think

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t6:o2:1
# text = Reading her friends' minds correctly and seeing what they really think
1	Reading	read	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	minds	mind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
6	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	really	really	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | gerund |  | her friends's minds |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Topic |
| 2 | **see** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | present | minds *= mind* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
| 4 | **mind** |  | her friends |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Warning her about a real danger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t6:o3:1
# text = Warning her about a real danger
1	Warning	warn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | gerund |  |  | her *= she* |  |  | about a real danger | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent she=Recipient about danger=Topic |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Filling the gap with the worst story because she's worried

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:23-when-nobody-sits-with-you-making-friends-again:t6:o4:1
# text = Filling the gap with the worst story because she's worried
1	Filling	fill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gap	gap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	worst	bad	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | gerund |  | the gap |  |  |  | with the worst story | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent gap=Patient with story=Instrument |
| 2 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | worried *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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