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title: Dinner lady: "A branch? Out of where, love? I've been here 20 years,… — The rumour that grows · tree and pragmatics
description: Dinner lady: "A branch? Out of where, love? I've been here 20 years, never seen a tree walk in." What kind of story is the cherry tree? Test 7 · ★ 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 o
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# Test 7 · ★ · The rumour that grows

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Dinner lady: "A branch? Out of where, love? I've been here 20 years, never seen a tree walk in." What kind of story is the cherry tree?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, tree, kind · **What happens:** be, not see, walk in · **To what, where:** tree, cherry tree

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dinner lady: "A branch?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t7:1
# text = Dinner lady: "A branch?
1	Dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* Out of where, love?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t7:2
# text = Out of where, love?
1	Out	out	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* I've been here 20 years, never seen a tree walk in."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t7:3
# text = I've been here 20 years, never seen a tree walk in."
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
5	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
13	in	in	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · perfect | I |  |  |  | year | here *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **see** | participle | I *not said here* | a tree |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **walk in** | infinitive | a tree *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 4:* What kind of story is the cherry tree?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t7:4
# text = What kind of story is the cherry tree?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cherry	cherry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A friend-of-a-friend story that kids add bits to

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t7:o1:1
# text = A friend-of-a-friend story that kids add bits to
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | a friend story | bits |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A story the dinner lady started

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t7:o2:1
# text = A story the dinner lady started
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | a story |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A school rule about fruit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t7:o3:1
# text = A school rule about fruit
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A true story from a science book, about a boy whose tummy grew a tree

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:167-the-rumour-that-grows:t7:o4:1
# text = A true story from a science book, about a boy whose tummy grew a tree
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | a true story from a science book | a tree |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tree=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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