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What is he laughing at? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** That, Ruby · **What happens:** hide, seek, be, look, laugh This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 189 «Fighting fair: no straw men, no moving goalposts, no either-or» 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/189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ruby's friend: "So hide-and-seek with no hiding? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t10:1 # text = Ruby's friend: "So hide-and-seek with no hiding? 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 So so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 hide hide VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 seek seek VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 12 with with ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 14 det _ _ 14 hiding hiding NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **seek** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | with no hiding | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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:* That's just seek, Ruby. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t10:2 # text = That's just seek, Ruby. 1 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 just just ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 seek seek VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | That | | | | | seek *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* That's just looking at people." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t10:3 # text = That's just looking at people." 1 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 just just ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look** | present · progressive | That | | | | | at people | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at people=Theme | *Sentence 4:* What is he laughing at? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t10:4 # text = What is he laughing at? 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 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 laughing laugh VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **laugh** | present · progressive | Ruby | | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Ruby's really terrible hiding skills ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t10:o1:1 # text = Ruby's really terrible hiding skills 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 really really ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 terrible terrible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 hiding hiding NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 skills skill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} Playing outside at break in the cold ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t10:o2:1 # text = Playing outside at break in the cold 1 Playing play VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 0 root _ _ 2 outside outside ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 break break NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 cold cold NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **play** | gerund | | | | break | | in the cold; outside *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} The whole game of hide-and-seek itself ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t10:o3:1 # text = The whole game of hide-and-seek itself 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 hide hide NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 seek seek VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 10 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seek** | infinitive | the whole game of hide | game | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent itself=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Changing the rules mid-game to win ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t10:o4:1 # text = Changing the rules mid-game to win 1 Changing change VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 compound _ _ 4 mid-game mid-game NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 win win VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **change** | gerund | | the rules mid-game | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mid-game=Patient | | 2 | **win** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: 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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