--- title: Mum: "Is she wrong, Tom? Two plus two? Go on, check." Tom: "...It's… — Check the claim, not the person · tree and pragmatics description: Mum: "Is she wrong, Tom? Two plus two? Go on, check." Tom: "...It's four." What did Mum teach him? Test 1 of lesson 188 «Check the claim, not the person» 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 right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/188-check-the-claim-not-the-person/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/) / [Check the claim, not the person](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/188-check-the-claim-not-the-person/) / t1 # Test 1 · Check the claim, not the person Mum: "Is she wrong, Tom? Two plus two? Go on, check." Tom: "...It's four." What did Mum teach him? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** she, you, It, Mum · **What happens:** be, go on, check, teach · **To what, where:** four, Tom This is test 1 of lesson 188 «Check the claim, not the person» 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/188-check-the-claim-not-the-person/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mum: "Is she wrong, Tom? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t1:1 # text = Mum: "Is she wrong, Tom? 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 Tom Tom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | she | | | | | Tom *vocative*; wrong *property* | tree rules | 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:* Two plus two? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t1:2 # text = Two plus two? 1 Two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 2 plus plus CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 3 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 3:* Go on, check." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t1:3 # text = Go on, check." 1 Go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 on on ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 check check VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go on** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **check** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 4:* Tom: "... ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t1:4 # text = Tom: "... 1 Tom Tom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ... ... PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 5:* It's four." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t1:5 # text = It's four." 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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 four four NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | four | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 6:* What did Mum teach him? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t1:6 # text = What did Mum teach him? 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 Mum Mum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 teach teach VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past · do-support | Mum | | Tom | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent what=Recipient he=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Little kids are always right ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t1:o1:1 # text = Little kids are always right 1 Little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 5 advmod _ _ 5 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Little kids | | | | | always, right *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Check the claim, not the age of whoever said it ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t1:o2:1 # text = Check the claim, not the age of whoever said it 1 Check check VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 claim claim NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 whoever whoever PRON WP PronType=Rel 7 conj _ _ 10 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | the claim | | | the age | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent claim=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | | claim | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} Maths changes as you get older ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t1:o3:1 # text = Maths changes as you get older 1 Maths math NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 changes change VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 as as SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 6 older old ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **change** | present | Maths | | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **get** | present | you | | | | | old *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 4 {#o4} Big brothers should never check ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t1:o4:1 # text = Big brothers should never check 1 Big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 3 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 check check VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **check** | should | Big brothers | | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | **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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