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title: «Lol Ella thinks her nan's a ghost, she's delulu,» says a girl at sc… — Souls, ghosts and stories · tree and pragmatics
description: «Lol Ella thinks her nan's a ghost, she's delulu,» says a girl at school (delulu = deluded). What's the kind response? Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 74 «Souls, ghosts and stories» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 10 · ★★ · Souls, ghosts and stories

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«Lol Ella thinks her nan's a ghost, she's delulu,» says a girl at school (delulu = deluded). What's the kind response?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ella, nan, girl, kind response · **What happens:** think, be, say, delude · **To what, where:** ghost, delulu · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 74 «Souls, ghosts and stories» 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/74-souls-ghosts-and-stories/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Lol Ella thinks her nan's a ghost, she's delulu,» says a girl at school (delulu = deluded).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t10:1
# text = «Lol Ella thinks her nan's a ghost, she's delulu,» says a girl at school (delulu = deluded).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
3	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	delulu	delulu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
16	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	delulu	delulu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
23	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	24	punct	_	_
24	deluded	delude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present | Ella |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Ella's nan | a ghost |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a girl at school |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **delude** | participle · passive | a girl at school *not said here* | delulu |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: subject=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:* What's the kind response?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t10:2
# text = What's the kind response?
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	response	response	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 response |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She's right, Ella is being silly and should grow up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t10:o1:1
# text = She's right, Ella is being silly and should grow up
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Ella |  |  |  |  | silly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow up** | should | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Ella is lying to make friends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t10:o2:1
# text = Ella is lying to make friends
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present · progressive | Ella |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | Ella *not said here* | friends |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset friend=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Ella should be laughed at until she stops

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t10:o3:1
# text = Ella should be laughed at until she stops
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | should · passive |  | Ella |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | present | Ella |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Ella misses her nan; dreams like that are normal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t10:o4:1
# text = Ella misses her nan; dreams like that are normal
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misses	miss	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nmod	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | present | Ella | Ella's nan |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nan=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | dreams like that |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |

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