--- title: Mia's brother: "So if I wear clown shoes I'll ace my reading test? S… — Correlation is not cause: ice cream an… · tree and pragmatics description: Mia's brother: "So if I wear clown shoes I'll ace my reading test? Sick, I'm buying size 20." Why is it funny? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 180 «Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t1/) [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/) / [Correlation is not cause: ice cream an…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/) / t1 # Test 1 · ★ · Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn Mia's brother: "So if I wear clown shoes I'll ace my reading test? Sick, I'm buying size 20." Why is it funny? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, my, size · **What happens:** wear, ace, test, buy, be · **To what, where:** clown shoes, reading test, size This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 180 «Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn» 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/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mia's brother: "So if I wear clown shoes I'll ace my reading test? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t1:1 # text = Mia's brother: "So if I wear clown shoes I'll ace my reading test? 1 Mia Mia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 So so ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 7 if if SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 wear wear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 advcl _ _ 10 clown clown NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 shoes shoe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ 12 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 ace ace VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 acl:relcl _ _ 15 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 16 reading reading NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 compound _ _ 17 test test NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wear** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | I | clown shoes | | | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme | | 2 | **ace** *in a quote* | future | I | my reading test | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **test** *in a quote* | | my | | | | | | nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | 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:* Sick, I'm buying size 20." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t1:2 # text = Sick, I'm buying size 20." 1 Sick sick NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 buying buy VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 size size NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **buy** | present · progressive | I | size | | | | Sick *vocative* | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent size=Theme | *Sentence 3:* Why is it funny? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t1:3 # text = Why is it funny? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 funny funny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | size | | | | | funny *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} His reading test is mostly about clowns and shoes ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t1:o1:1 # text = His reading test is mostly about clowns and shoes 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 reading reading NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 test test NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 mostly mostly ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 clowns clown NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 shoes shoe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | His reading test | | | | | about clowns and shoes; mostly *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **test** | | His *= he* | | | | | | nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Size 20 shoes are only ever sold to real clowns ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t1:o2:1 # text = Size 20 shoes are only ever sold to real clowns 1 Size size VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 3 shoes shoe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 5 only only ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 7 advmod _ _ 7 sold sell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 ccomp _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 clowns clown NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **size** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **sell** | present · passive | | 20 shoes | real clowns | | ever | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to clown=Recipient | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Bigger shoes really do make you better at reading ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t1:o3:1 # text = Bigger shoes really do make you better at reading 1 Bigger big ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 2 amod _ _ 2 shoes shoe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 3 really really ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 4 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 xcomp _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 reading reading NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present · do-support | Bigger shoes | you | | | | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material you=Product | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Feet don't help reading; age causes both ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t1:o4:1 # text = Feet don't help reading; age causes both 1 Feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 reading read VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 7 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 causes cause VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 9 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **help** | present · do-support | Feet | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **read** | gerund | | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **cause** | present | age | both | | | | | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition both=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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