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title: A boy sneers: "Your mum fell for the was-£50 sign, she's so thick."… — Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats" · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy sneers: "Your mum fell for the was-£50 sign, she's so thick." What is a fair way to laugh about it? Test 10 of lesson 176 «Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats"» 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
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# Test 10 · Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats"

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A boy sneers: "Your mum fell for the was-£50 sign, she's so thick." What is a fair way to laugh about it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, mum · **What happens:** sneer, fall, be, laugh · **To what, where:** fair way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 of lesson 176 «Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats"» 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/176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy sneers: "Your mum fell for the was-£50 sign, she's so thick."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t10:1
# text = A boy sneers: "Your mum fell for the was-£50 sign, she's so thick."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sneers	sneer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	£	£	SYM	$	_	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
15	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sneer** | present | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** *in a quote* | past | Your mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  | for the £ sign | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | mum |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | 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:* What is a fair way to laugh about it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t10:2
# text = What is a fair way to laugh about it?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	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 fair way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about way | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Laugh at her loudly so she never trusts a shop sign again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t10:o1:1
# text = Laugh at her loudly so she never trusts a shop sign again
1	Laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	trusts	trust	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at her *= she*; loudly *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **trust** | present | she | a shop sign |  |  | again |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Pretend the trick wasn't there at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t10:o2:1
# text = Pretend the trick wasn't there at all
1	Pretend	pretend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | imperative | you *not said here* | the trick |  | all |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | past | the trick *not said here* |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Tell everyone in class she can't count

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t10:o3:1
# text = Tell everyone in class she can't count
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	iobj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | everyone | class |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |
| 2 | **not** **count** | can | she | class *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Theme |

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

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Laugh at the sign's trick, not at the person it fooled

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t10:o4:1
# text = Laugh at the sign's trick, not at the person it fooled
1	Laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	fooled	fool	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the sign's trick |  | at the person | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fool** | past | person | the person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Patient |
| 3 | **trick** |  | the sign |  |  |  |  |  | nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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