Test 10 · A day at a grown-up's job
Your friend says: "If my mum's grumpy after work, it means I'm in trouble." Put her right.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: friend, mum, it, you · What happens: say, be, mean, put · To what, where: trouble, friend · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 of lesson 1 «A day at a grown-up's job» of the adult life 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.
The question
Sentence 1: Your friend says: "If my mum's grumpy after work, it means I'm in trouble."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 friend | nmod:poss |
| 2 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 grumpy | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 grumpy | punct |
| 6 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 10 grumpy | mark |
| 7 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 mum | nmod:poss |
| 8 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 grumpy | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 grumpy | cop |
| 10 | grumpy | grumpy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 says | ccomp |
| 11 | after | after | ADP | _ | 12 work | case |
| 12 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 grumpy | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 means | punct |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 means | nsubj |
| 15 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | parataxis |
| 16 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 19 trouble | nsubj |
| 17 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 trouble | cop |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 trouble | case |
| 19 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 means | ccomp |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your friend | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | my mum | after work | grumpy property | tree rules | |||
| 3 | mean in a quote | present | it | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is in a quote | present | Your friend = friend | trouble | 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: Put her right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | friend | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal |
The options
Option 1
She is right, grumpiness always means the child is in trouble
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 means | punct |
| 5 | grumpiness | grumpiness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 means | nsubj |
| 6 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 7 means | advmod |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | parataxis |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 child | det |
| 9 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 trouble | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 trouble | cop |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 trouble | case |
| 12 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 means | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | mean | present | grumpiness | always property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | is | present | the child | trouble | tree rules |
Option 2
It means her mum wants to quit her job today
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 mum | nmod:poss |
| 4 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 wants | nsubj |
| 5 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | ccomp |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 quit | mark |
| 7 | quit | quit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 wants | xcomp |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 job | nmod:poss |
| 9 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 quit | obj |
| 10 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 quit | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | It | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | want | present | her mum | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | quit not said to happen | to-infinitive | her mum not said here | mum's job | today | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Source | |||
| 4 | job | mum | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
It means her mum doesn't like children
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 mum | nmod:poss |
| 4 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 like | nsubj |
| 5 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 like | aux |
| 6 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 like | advmod |
| 7 | like | like | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 means | ccomp |
| 8 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 like | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | It | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not like | present · do-support | her mum | children | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot child=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It is usually the workload, not anything she did
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 workload | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 workload | cop |
| 3 | usually | usually | ADV | _ | 5 workload | advmod |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 workload | det |
| 5 | workload | workload | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 anything | punct |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 anything | advmod |
| 8 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 workload | appos |
| 9 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 did | nsubj |
| 10 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 anything | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | the workload | usually property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | do | past | she | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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