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title: Nan in Yorkshire: "I'm not going out after dark, love, crime's prope… — "Crime is up, I saw it on the news" · tree and pragmatics
description: Nan in Yorkshire: "I'm not going out after dark, love, crime's proper everywhere, I see it every night on the telly." What is the fair reply? Test 1 of lesson 177 «"Crime is up, I saw it on the news"» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Test 1 · "Crime is up, I saw it on the news"

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Nan in Yorkshire: "I'm not going out after dark, love, crime's proper everywhere, I see it every night on the telly." What is the fair reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Nan, I, fair reply · **What happens:** not go out, see, be · **To what, where:** crime, telly

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This is test 1 of lesson 177 «"Crime is up, I saw it on the news"» 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/177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Nan in Yorkshire: "I'm not going out after dark, love, crime's proper everywhere, I see it every night on the telly."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t1:1
# text = Nan in Yorkshire: "I'm not going out after dark, love, crime's proper everywhere, I see it every night on the telly."
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	out	out	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
19	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	25	det	_	_
25	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl:unmarked	_	_
26	on	on	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go out** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Nan in Yorkshire |  |  |  | after dark love and crime | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **see** *in a quote* | present | I | crime |  | the telly | night |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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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 the fair reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t1:2
# text = What is the fair reply?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

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

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The news gathers scary stories from everywhere; counts show how common crime is

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t1:o1:1
# text = The news gathers scary stories from everywhere; counts show how common crime is
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gathers	gather	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	counts	count	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
12	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | present | the news | scary stories |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent story=Theme from everywhere=Source |
| 2 | **show** | present | counts |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | common crime |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Crime only happens after dark, so she's right

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t1:o2:1
# text = Crime only happens after dark, so she's right
1	Crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | Crime |  |  |  | after dark |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Crime |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She should watch even more news to be sure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t1:o3:1
# text = She should watch even more news to be sure
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | should | She | more news |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She's right; nightly news means crime is on her street

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t1:o4:1
# text = She's right; nightly news means crime is on her street
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	nightly	nightly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | news |  |  |  |  | nightly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | crime |  |  | news's street |  |  | tree rules |

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