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title: «Sienna's acting mad sus since her uncle died, like a robot, no cap,… — Grief: crying, not crying and feeling… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Sienna's acting mad sus since her uncle died, like a robot, no cap,» says a girl in Ohio (sus = fishy, no cap = no lie). What's the kind reading? Test 2 of lesson 66 «Grief: crying, not crying and feeling numb» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Test 2 · Grief: crying, not crying and feeling numb

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«Sienna's acting mad sus since her uncle died, like a robot, no cap,» says a girl in Ohio (sus = fishy, no cap = no lie). What's the kind reading?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Sienna, uncle, girl, kind reading · **What happens:** act, die, say, be · **To what, where:** mad sus · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 of lesson 66 «Grief: crying, not crying and feeling numb» 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/66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Sienna's acting mad sus since her uncle died, like a robot, no cap,» says a girl in Ohio (sus = fishy, no cap = no lie).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t2:1
# text = «Sienna's acting mad sus since her uncle died, like a robot, no cap,» says a girl in Ohio (sus = fishy, no cap = no lie).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sienna	Sienna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	ccomp	_	_
5	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sus	sus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	17	det	_	_
17	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
20	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Ohio	Ohio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
25	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	sus	sus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	_
27	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	28	punct	_	_
28	fishy	fishy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
30	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	31	det	_	_
31	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	_
32	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	34	punct	_	_
33	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	34	det	_	_
34	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Sienna | mad sus |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent sus=Eventuality |
| 2 | **die** *in a quote* | past | Sienna's uncle |  |  |  |  | like a robot | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a girl in Ohio |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=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:* What's the kind reading?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t2:2
# text = What's the kind reading?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She never liked her uncle at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t2:o1:1
# text = She never liked her uncle at all
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	liked	like	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | past | She | her uncle |  | all |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot uncle=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She is hiding something bad about him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t2:o2:1
# text = She is hiding something bad about him
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present · progressive | She | something |  |  |  | about him *= he* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent something=Patient about he=Location |

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

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Numbness is a normal reaction to a shock

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t2:o3:1
# text = Numbness is a normal reaction to a shock
1	Numbness	numbness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Numbness | a normal reaction |  |  |  | to a shock | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She is ill and needs an ambulance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:t2:o4:1
# text = She is ill and needs an ambulance
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ambulance	ambulance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | She *not said here* | a ambulance |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot ambulance=Theme |

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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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