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title: Friend: "A shrug isn't a yes, Kayla! A shrug is a shrug!" Is she bei… — The whole class punished, and "you did… · tree and pragmatics
description: Friend: "A shrug isn't a yes, Kayla! A shrug is a shrug!" Is she being unkind? Test 5 of lesson 168 «The whole class punished, and "you didn't say no"» 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.
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# Test 5 · The whole class punished, and "you didn't say no"

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Friend: "A shrug isn't a yes, Kayla! A shrug is a shrug!" Is she being unkind?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** shrug, Kayla · **What happens:** not be, be · **To what, where:** yes, shrug

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This is test 5 of lesson 168 «The whole class punished, and "you didn't say no"» 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/168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Friend: "A shrug isn't a yes, Kayla!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t5:1
# text = Friend: "A shrug isn't a yes, Kayla!
1	Friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shrug	shrug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	yes	yes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	Kayla	Kayla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | a shrug | a yes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* A shrug is a shrug!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t5:2
# text = A shrug is a shrug!"
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shrug	shrug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shrug	shrug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Is she being unkind?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t5:3
# text = Is she being unkind?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Kayla |  |  |  |  | unkind *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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No, she's agreeing with Kayla that she can keep the pencil case

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t5:o1:1
# text = No, she's agreeing with Kayla that she can keep the pencil case
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	agreeing	agree	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Kayla	Kayla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present · progressive | she |  |  |  |  | with Kayla | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with kayla=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | can | Kayla | the pencil case |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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No, she's pointing out that only a clear yes counts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t5:o2:1
# text = No, she's pointing out that only a clear yes counts
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	pointing	point	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	yes	yes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point out** | present · progressive | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **count** | present | a clear yes |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, she should lend it anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t5:o3:1
# text = Yes, she should lend it anyway
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	lend	lend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lend** | should | she | it |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, shrugging is rude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t5:o4:1
# text = Yes, shrugging is rude
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	shrugging	shrug	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrug** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

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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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