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title: The teacher: "Crying at a zoo doesn't cancel facts, Ethan. Answer he… — Check the claim, not the person · tree and pragmatics
description: The teacher: "Crying at a zoo doesn't cancel facts, Ethan. Answer her point." Which point should Ethan answer? Test 11 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 choi
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# Test 11 · Check the claim, not the person

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The teacher: "Crying at a zoo doesn't cancel facts, Ethan. Answer her point." Which point should Ethan answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** teacher, you, point · **What happens:** cry, not cancel, answer, point · **To what, where:** zoo, facts, point

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This is test 11 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/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The teacher: "Crying at a zoo doesn't cancel facts, Ethan.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t11:1
# text = The teacher: "Crying at a zoo doesn't cancel facts, Ethan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	cancel	cancel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Ethan	Ethan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | gerund | the teacher *not said here* |  |  | a zoo |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at zoo=Location |
| 2 | **not** **cancel** *in a quote* | present · do-support | the teacher | facts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Answer her point."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t11:2
# text = Answer her point."
1	Answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | teacher's point |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent point=Eventuality |
| 2 | **point** |  | teacher |  |  |  |  |  | nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Which point should Ethan answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t11:3
# text = Which point should Ethan answer?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:outer	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Ethan	Ethan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | should | which point |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Ethan likes the zoo too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t11:o1:1
# text = Ethan likes the zoo too
1	Ethan	Ethan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | Ethan | the zoo |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot zoo=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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All zoos should close today and for ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t11:o2:1
# text = All zoos should close today and for ever
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	zoos	zoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	close	close	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | should | all zoos |  |  |  | today |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Some zoos help save endangered animals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t11:o3:1
# text = Some zoos help save endangered animals
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	zoos	zoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	endangered	endangered	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | some zoos |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **save** | infinitive | some zoos *not said here* | endangered animals |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Lucy cries too easily

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:t11:o4:1
# text = Lucy cries too easily
1	Lucy	Lucy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cries	cry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | Lucy |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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