--- title: Josh shouts "Bricks!" His sister: "He's been cooked by a feather." W… — Trick questions that catch quick think… · tree and pragmatics description: Josh shouts "Bricks!" His sister: "He's been cooked by a feather." What did Josh get wrong? 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What did Josh get wrong? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Josh, feather · **What happens:** shout, cook, get · **To what, where:** Bricks, Josh This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 181 «Trick questions that catch quick thinkers» 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/181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Josh shouts "Bricks!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t1:1 # text = Josh shouts "Bricks!" 1 Josh Josh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shouts shout VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Bricks brick NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ! ! PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Josh | Bricks | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brick=Topic | 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:* His sister: "He's been cooked by a feather." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t1:2 # text = His sister: "He's been cooked by a feather." 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 cooked cook VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 parataxis _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 feather feather NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cook** *in a quote* | present · passive | a feather | Josh | | | | | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | *Sentence 3:* What did Josh get wrong? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t1:3 # text = What did Josh get wrong? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 Josh Josh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | past · do-support | Josh | | | | | wrong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Nothing; bricks are always heavier ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t1:o1:1 # text = Nothing; bricks are always heavier 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 3 bricks brick NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 4 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 6 advmod _ _ 6 heavier heavy ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Nothing bricks | | | | | always, heavy *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Bricks are lighter when they are wet ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t1:o2:1 # text = Bricks are lighter when they are wet 1 Bricks brick NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 lighter light ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 4 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ _ 5 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 wet wet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Bricks | | | | | light *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | Bricks *= brick* | | | | | wet *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Feathers are really heavier than bricks, kilo for kilo ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t1:o3:1 # text = Feathers are really heavier than bricks, kilo for kilo 1 Feathers feather NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 really really ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 heavier heavy ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 5 than than ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 bricks brick NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 kilo kilo NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 kilo kilo NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Feathers | | | | | than bricks; kilo for kilo *obl*; heavy *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} A kilo is a kilo, so they weigh the same ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t1:o4:1 # text = A kilo is a kilo, so they weigh the same 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 kilo kilo 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 kilo kilo NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 weigh weigh VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | a kilo | a kilo | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **weigh** | present | they | the same | | | | | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme same=Value | **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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