--- title: Freddie: "My cousin says Christmas is on the beach in Oz. He's lying… — Seasons, terms and holidays · tree and pragmatics description: Freddie: "My cousin says Christmas is on the beach in Oz. He's lying, innit?" What's the truth? Test 1 of lesson 113 «Seasons, terms and holidays» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/113-seasons-terms-and-holidays/t1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / [Seasons, terms and holidays](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/113-seasons-terms-and-holidays/) / t1 # Test 1 · Seasons, terms and holidays Freddie: "My cousin says Christmas is on the beach in Oz. He's lying, innit?" What's the truth? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Freddie, Christmas, truth · **What happens:** say, be, lie, innit · **To what, where:** beach, Oz. · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 of lesson 113 «Seasons, terms and holidays» of the world 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/world/113-seasons-terms-and-holidays/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Freddie: "My cousin says Christmas is on the beach in Oz. He's lying, innit?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:113-seasons-terms-and-holidays:t1:1 # text = Freddie: "My cousin says Christmas is on the beach in Oz. He's lying, innit?" 1 Freddie Freddie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 cousin cousin NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 Christmas Christmas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 9 on on ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 beach beach NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 ccomp _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 Oz. Oz. PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 14 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 13 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 18 innit innit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? PUNCT . _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 " " PUNCT '' _ 18 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | present | Freddie | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Christmas | | | the beach | | in Oz. | tree rules | | 3 | **lie** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Christmas | Oz. *not said here* | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location oz.=Theme | | 4 | **innit** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* What's the truth? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:113-seasons-terms-and-holidays:t1:2 # text = What's the truth? 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 4 det _ _ 4 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the truth | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He's lying; Christmas is cold everywhere ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:113-seasons-terms-and-holidays:t1:o1:1 # text = He's lying; Christmas is cold everywhere 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 aux _ _ 3 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 5 Christmas Christmas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 cold cold ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 parataxis _ _ 8 everywhere everywhere ADV RB PronType=Tot 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | present · progressive | He | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | Christmas | | | | | cold, everywhere *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} He's lying; Australians have Christmas in July ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:113-seasons-terms-and-holidays:t1:o2:1 # text = He's lying; Australians have Christmas in July 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 aux _ _ 3 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 Australians Australian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 6 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 7 Christmas Christmas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 July July PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | present · progressive | He | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **have** | present | Australians | Christmas | | | | in July | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent christmas=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} He's telling the truth because Australia has no seasons ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:113-seasons-terms-and-holidays:t1:o3:1 # text = He's telling the truth because Australia has no seasons 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 aux _ _ 3 telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 because because SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 Australia Australia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 9 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 10 det _ _ 10 seasons season NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | He | the truth | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient | | 2 | **have** | present | Australia | | | | season | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He's telling the truth; December is summer there ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:113-seasons-terms-and-holidays:t1:o4:1 # text = He's telling the truth; December is summer there 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 aux _ _ 3 telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 7 December December PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 dislocated _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 summer summer NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ _ 10 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | He | the truth | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient | | 2 | **is a** | present | | summer | | there | | December *dislocated* | tree rules | **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. 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