--- title: Ella's dad: "So it went from one rat to the school being closed? Sou… — The rumour that grows · tree and pragmatics description: Ella's dad: "So it went from one rat to the school being closed? Sounds like Year 5 just wanted a day off." What is he suggesting? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 167 «The rumour that grows» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t2/) [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/) / [The rumour that grows](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★ · The rumour that grows Ella's dad: "So it went from one rat to the school being closed? Sounds like Year 5 just wanted a day off." What is he suggesting? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad, Year · **What happens:** go, close, sound, want off, suggest · **To what, where:** one rat, school This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 167 «The rumour that grows» 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/167-the-rumour-that-grows/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ella's dad: "So it went from one rat to the school being closed? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t2:1 # text = Ella's dad: "So it went from one rat to the school being closed? 1 Ella Ella PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 So so ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 from from ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 nummod _ _ 11 rat rat NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 15 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 16 aux:pass _ _ 16 closed close VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** *in a quote* | past | Ella's dad | | | one rat | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from rat=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **close** *in a quote* | gerund · passive | | | the school | | | | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: to school=Recipient | 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:* Sounds like Year 5 just wanted a day off." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t2:2 # text = Sounds like Year 5 just wanted a day off." 1 Sounds sound VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 like like SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 3 Year Year PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 5 5 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 flat _ _ 5 just just ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl:unmarked _ _ 9 off off ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sound** | present | | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **want off** | past | Year | | | | day | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | *Sentence 3:* What is he suggesting? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t2:3 # text = What is he suggesting? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 suggesting suggest VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | present · progressive | dad | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Rats only come out on school days ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t2:o1:1 # text = Rats only come out on school days 1 Rats rat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 only only ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 out out ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come out** | present | Rats | | | | day | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The rumour grew partly because kids liked the exciting version ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t2:o2:1 # text = The rumour grew partly because kids liked the exciting version 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rumour rumour NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 grew grow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 partly partly ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 because because SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 liked like VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 exciting exciting ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 version version NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grow** | past | the rumour | | | | | partly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **like** | past | kids | the exciting version | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot version=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Year 5 brought the rat in ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t2:o3:1 # text = Year 5 brought the rat in 1 Year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 2 5 5 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 1 flat _ _ 3 brought bring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 rat rat NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 3 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring in** | past | | the rat | | | year | | vn earn-54.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rat=Asset | ### Option 4 {#o4} The school really should have closed ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t2:o4:1 # text = The school really should have closed 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 really really ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 4 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 aux _ _ 6 closed close VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 2 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **close** | should · perfect | | the school *not said here* | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | **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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