--- title: Words people use: "spot on" means exactly right; "sound" (Liverpool,… — Check the claim, not the person · tree and pragmatics description: Words people use: "spot on" means exactly right; "sound" (Liverpool, Manchester) means good, reliable; "Scouse" means from Liverpool; "la" (Liverpool) means mate; "dead" (Liverpool) means very; "delulu" (young people) means believing something that isn't real; "skibidi" is a word kids shout that mea --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/188-check-the-claim-not-the-person/23/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/) / [Check the claim, not the person](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/188-check-the-claim-not-the-person/) / 23 # Check the claim, not the person, sentence 23 Words people use: "spot on" means exactly right; "sound" (Liverpool, Manchester) means good, reliable; "Scouse" means from Liverpool; "la" (Liverpool) means mate; "dead" (Liverpool) means very; "delulu" (young people) means believing something that isn't real; "skibidi" is a word kids shout that means nothing; "do the needful" (Indian English) means do what needs doing; "babe" is a friendly word between friends. **Who acts:** people, sound, Scouse, la, Liverpool, kids · **What happens:** use, mean, believe, not be, be, shout · **To what, where:** Words, Liverpool, mate, something, word, nothing · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of the lesson «Check the claim, not the person» of the world course of Mova's primary school. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (people, sound, Scouse, la), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = school:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person.lesson:23 # text = Words people use: "spot on" means exactly right; "sound" (Liverpool, Manchester) means good, reliable; "Scouse" means from Liverpool; "la" (Liverpool) means mate; "dead" (Liverpool) means very; "delulu" (young people) means believing something that isn't real; "skibidi" is a word kids shout that means nothing; "do the needful" (Indian English) means do what needs doing; "babe" is a friendly word between friends. # source = school lesson (ours) # course = world # lesson = 188-check-the-claim-not-the-person.lesson # annotation = Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×3, R6-punct-agree ×2, R7-rel-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×2 1 Words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 2 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 use use VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ _ 6 spot spot NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 on on SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=9:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:``:_ 9 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 10 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 right right ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 12 ; ; PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ _ 14 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=3:parataxis 15 " " PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ 16 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 17 punct _ _ 17 Liverpool Liverpool PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 appos _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=21:nsubj 18 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 19 Manchester Manchester PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 conj _ _ 20 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 17 punct _ _ 21 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 22 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 xcomp _ _ 23 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 24 reliable reliable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 conj _ _ 25 ; ; PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 26 " " PUNCT `` _ 27 punct _ _ 27 Scouse scouse PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=29:nsubj|HaikuPos=NOUN:NN:Number=Sing 28 " " PUNCT '' _ 27 punct _ _ 29 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 conj _ _ 30 from from ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 Liverpool Liverpool PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 32 ; ; PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 33 " " PUNCT `` _ 34 punct _ _ 34 la la NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 nsubj _ _ 35 " " PUNCT '' _ 34 punct _ _ 36 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 37 punct _ _ 37 Liverpool Liverpool PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 appos _ _ 38 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 37 punct _ _ 39 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 conj _ _ 40 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 41 ; ; PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 42 " " PUNCT `` _ 43 punct _ _ 43 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 ccomp _ _ 44 " " PUNCT '' _ 43 punct _ _ 45 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 46 punct _ _ 46 Liverpool Liverpool PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 nsubj _ _ 47 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 46 punct _ _ 48 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 parataxis _ _ 49 very very ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 50 ; ; PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 51 " " PUNCT `` _ 52 punct _ _ 52 delulu delulu X FW Foreign=Yes 58 discourse _ _ 53 " " PUNCT '' _ 52 punct _ _ 54 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 56 punct _ _ 55 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 amod _ _ 56 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 appos _ _ 57 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 56 punct _ _ 58 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 48 parataxis _ _ 59 believing believe VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 58 xcomp _ Agree=R7-rel-agree|Haiku=58:ccomp 60 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 59 obj _ _ 61 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 64 nsubj _ _ 62 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 64 cop _ _ 63 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 64 advmod _ _ 64 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 60 acl:relcl _ _ 65 ; ; PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 66 " " PUNCT `` _ 67 punct _ _ 67 skibidi skibidi NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 parataxis _ _ 68 " " PUNCT '' _ 67 punct _ _ 69 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 71 cop _ _ 70 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 71 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obj _ _ 72 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 73 nsubj _ _ 73 shout shout VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 71 acl:relcl _ _ 74 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 75 nsubj _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=75:nsubj|HaikuPos=PRON:DT:Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 75 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 71 acl:relcl _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=73:ccomp 76 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 75 obj _ _ 77 ; ; PUNCT , _ 87 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=88:punct 78 " " PUNCT `` _ 81 punct _ _ 79 do do VERB VB _ 87 nsubj _ _ 80 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 81 needful needful NOUN NN Number=Sing 79 obj _ _ 82 " " PUNCT '' _ 81 punct _ _ 83 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 85 punct _ _ 84 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 85 amod _ _ 85 English English PROPN NNP Number=Sing 79 appos _ _ 86 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 85 punct _ _ 87 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 48 conj _ _ 88 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 87 ccomp _ _ 89 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 91 obj _ _ 90 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 89 acl:relcl _ _ 91 doing do VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 88 ccomp _ _ 92 ; ; PUNCT , _ 99 punct _ _ 93 " " PUNCT `` _ 94 punct _ _ 94 babe babe NOUN NN Number=Sing 99 nsubj _ _ 95 " " PUNCT '' _ 94 punct _ _ 96 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 99 cop _ _ 97 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 99 det _ _ 98 friendly friendly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 99 amod _ _ 99 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 conj _ _ 100 between between ADP IN _ 101 case _ _ 101 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 99 nmod _ _ 102 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: neg - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | present | people | Words | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | right *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **mean** | present | sound | | | | | good *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **mean** | present | Scouse | | | Liverpool | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **mean** | present | la | mate | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Topic | | 6 | **mean** | present | Liverpool | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **believe** *not said to happen* | gerund | | something | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus | | 9 | **not** **is** | present | | | | | | real *property* | tree rules | | 10 | **is a** | present | | a word | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | kids | a word *not said here* | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic | | 12 | **mean** | present | a word | nothing | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | | 13 | **do** *in a quote* | infinitive | | the needful | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent needful=Eventuality | | 14 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 15 | **do** | present | | | | | | | tree rules | | 16 | **need** | present | | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 17 | **do** | gerund | | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | | 18 | **is a** | present | babe | a friendly word | | | | between friends | 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. **Licence: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)**, as the whole of Mova corpus 0.4, of which this treebank (the agreed school, `mova-school-agreed-en.conllu`) is part. The lessons were written for Mova's primary school. Sentence `school:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person.lesson:23`. **The tree:** Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×3, R6-punct-agree ×2, R7-rel-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×2. **The frames** are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (`prag`) when this page is built, the lesson read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence. See the [release 0.4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/releases/0.4/). - ← previous: [Check the claim, not the person, 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/188-check-the-claim-not-the-person/22/) - next →: [Fighting fair: no straw men, no moving…, 0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or/0/) - ↑ back to [the lesson](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/188-check-the-claim-not-the-person/)