--- title: Ava: "I never said that! The pizza could be hotter, that's all. Your… — Fighting fair: no straw men, no moving… · tree and pragmatics description: Ava: "I never said that! The pizza could be hotter, that's all. Your mum's custard is legendary." What did she do well? 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What did she do well? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ava, pizza, custard · **What happens:** not say, be, do · **To what, where:** that · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 5 · ★★ 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/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ava: "I never said that! ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t5:1 # text = Ava: "I never said that! 1 Ava Ava PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ! ! PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Ava | that | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent that=Topic | 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:* The pizza could be hotter, that's all. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t5:2 # text = The pizza could be hotter, that's all. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 pizza pizza NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 cop _ _ 5 hotter hot ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | could | the pizza | | | | | all *obl*; hot *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* Your mum's custard is legendary." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t5:3 # text = Your mum's custard is legendary." 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 custard custard NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 legendary legendary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Your mum's custard | | | | | legendary *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 4:* What did she do well? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t5:4 # text = What did she do well? 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 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past · do-support | Ava | | | | | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Agreed that the dinners are perfect ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t5:o1:1 # text = Agreed that the dinners are perfect 1 Agreed agree VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 dinners dinner NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 perfect perfect ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | the dinners | | | | | perfect *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Blamed the dinner lady ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t5:o2:1 # text = Blamed the dinner lady 1 Blamed blame VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 dinner dinner NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **blame** | past | | the dinner lady | | | | | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Took back everything she had said ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t5:o3:1 # text = Took back everything she had said 1 Took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 back back ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 1 obj _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 3 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take back** | past | | everything | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · perfect | she | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Said exactly what she meant without attacking a person ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t5:o4:1 # text = Said exactly what she meant without attacking a person 1 Said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 amod _ _ 2 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 meant mean VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 without without SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 attacking attack VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **mean** | past | she | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **attack** | gerund | she *not said here* | a person | | | | | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Patient | **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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