--- title: Kai: "If they buried their heads, they'd suffocate. There'd be no os… — "How do you know?" · tree and pragmatics description: Kai: "If they buried their heads, they'd suffocate. There'd be no ostriches left. Think, bro." What is Kai doing? Test 10 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 rig --- [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/t10/) [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/) / t10 # Test 10 · "How do you know?" Kai: "If they buried their heads, they'd suffocate. There'd be no ostriches left. Think, bro." What is Kai doing? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** they, Kai, ostriches, you · **What happens:** bury, suffocate, be, leave, think, do · **To what, where:** heads, ostriches, bro This is test 10 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/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Kai: "If they buried their heads, they'd suffocate. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t10:1 # text = Kai: "If they buried their heads, they'd suffocate. 1 Kai Kai PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 If if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 buried bury VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 advcl _ _ 7 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 heads head NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 10 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 suffocate suffocate VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bury** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | past | they | their heads | | | | | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Theme | | 2 | **suffocate** *in a quote* | would | Kai | | | | | | vn suffocate-40.7 «NP.theme V»: agent=Patient | 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:* There'd be no ostriches left. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t10:2 # text = There'd be no ostriches left. 1 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 3 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 be be VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 5 det _ _ 5 ostriches ostrich NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 6 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** | would | no ostriches | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **leave** | participle | | no ostriches *not said here* | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | *Sentence 3:* Think, bro." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t10:3 # text = Think, bro." 1 Think think VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 bro bro NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | bro | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot bro=Theme | *Sentence 4:* What is Kai doing? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t10:4 # text = What is Kai doing? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 Kai Kai PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 doing do VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | present · progressive | Kai | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Attacking the person who said it ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t10:o1:1 # text = Attacking the person who said it 1 Attacking attack VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **attack** | gerund | | the person | | | | | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Patient | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the person | person | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ### Option 2 {#o2} Saying everyone believes it ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t10:o2:1 # text = Saying everyone believes it 1 Saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 csubj _ _ 2 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 1 obj _ _ 3 believes believe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | | everyone | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent everyone=Topic | | 2 | **believe** | present | Saying | it | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Checking what would follow if the claim were true ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t10:o3:1 # text = Checking what would follow if the claim were true 1 Checking check VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 nsubj _ _ 2 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 3 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 follow follow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 if if SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 claim claim NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **check** | gerund | | | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **follow** | would | | | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme | | 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the claim | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Quoting a famous person ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:186-how-do-you-know:t10:o4:1 # text = Quoting a famous person 1 Quoting quote VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **quote** *speech: other* | gerund | | a famous person | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Topic | **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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