--- title: Ellie: "You 'just know'? Then where'd you hear it, my guy?" Is she a… — "How do you know?" · tree and pragmatics description: Ellie: "You 'just know'? Then where'd you hear it, my guy?" Is she aiming at Toby or at his claim? Test 1 of lesson 186 «"How do you know?"» 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/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/) / ["How do you know?"](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/) / t1 # Test 1 · "How do you know?" Ellie: "You 'just know'? Then where'd you hear it, my guy?" Is she aiming at Toby or at his claim? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** You, Ellie, his · **What happens:** know, hear, aim, claim · **To what, where:** it, Toby This is test 1 of lesson 186 «"How do you know?"» 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/186-how-do-you-know/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ellie: "You 'just know'? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t1:1 # text = Ellie: "You 'just know'? 1 Ellie Ellie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 just just ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** *in a quote* | infinitive | You | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | 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:* Then where'd you hear it, my guy?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t1:2 # text = Then where'd you hear it, my guy?" 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 2 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 guy guy NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | would | you | it | | | then | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* Is she aiming at Toby or at his claim? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t1:3 # text = Is she aiming at Toby or at his claim? 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 2 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 aiming aim VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Toby Toby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 or or CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 claim claim NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **aim** | present · progressive | Ellie | | | Toby or his claim | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **claim** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} At nobody; she agrees with him ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t1:o1:1 # text = At nobody; she agrees with him 1 At at ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 agrees agree VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | she | | | nobody | | with him *= he* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} At his claim; she asks for the source ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t1:o2:1 # text = At his claim; she asks for the source 1 At at ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 claim claim NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 source source NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | she | his claim *not said here* | | | | for the source | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent claim=Recipient | | 2 | **claim** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} At sharks; she thinks they're silly ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t1:o3:1 # text = At sharks; she thinks they're silly 1 At at ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 sharks shark NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 silly silly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | she | | | sharks | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | sharks *= shark* | | | | | silly *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} At Toby; she is saying he is stupid and young ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t1:o4:1 # text = At Toby; she is saying he is stupid and young 1 At at ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 Toby Toby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 stupid stupid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 ccomp _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | Toby | | | Toby | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | he | | | | | stupid *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **be** | | he *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | **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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