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title: Isla's brother says, «Why's everyone crying? They didn't even know h… — Accidents, wars and deaths on the news · tree and pragmatics
description: Isla's brother says, «Why's everyone crying? They didn't even know her, it's cringe.» Which reply is kindest and true? Test 6 · ★★ of lesson 60 «Accidents, wars and deaths on the news» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Accidents, wars and deaths on the news

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Isla's brother says, «Why's everyone crying? They didn't even know her, it's cringe.» Which reply is kindest and true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother, everyone, They, it, reply · **What happens:** say, cry, not know, be · **To what, where:** Isla, cringe · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 60 «Accidents, wars and deaths on the news» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Isla's brother says, «Why's everyone crying?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:t6:1
# text = Isla's brother says, «Why's everyone crying?
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	nsubj	_	_
10	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Isla's brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present · progressive | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 didn't even know her, it's cringe.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:t6:2
# text = They didn't even know her, it's cringe.»
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	cringe	cringe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **know** | past · do-support | They | Isla |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | cringe |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Which reply is kindest and true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:t6:3
# text = Which reply is kindest and true?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	kindest	kind	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which reply |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | which reply *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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They were only crying because all the shops were shut for the day of the funeral

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:t6:o1:1
# text = They were only crying because all the shops were shut for the day of the funeral
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | all shops |  |  |  | day | shut *property* | tree rules |

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

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Grief for a famous person is real, though different from losing family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:t6:o2:1
# text = Grief for a famous person is real, though different from losing family
1	Grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	_
11	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
13	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grief for a famous person |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund | Grief for a famous person *not said here* | family |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's right, and the people who cried should all be ashamed of themselves

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:t6:o3:1
# text = He's right, and the people who cried should all be ashamed of themselves
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
11	all	all	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	ashamed	ashamed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the people |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | should | the people |  |  |  |  | of people; all, ashamed *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People were told to cry by the King, so they had to do as they were told

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:t6:o4:1
# text = People were told to cry by the King, so they had to do as they were told
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cry	cry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | People |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | People *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the King | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by king=Location |
| 3 | **have** | past | People |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | to-infinitive | People *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | People |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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