Test 7 · Dates, engagements and weddings At the reception Auntie Pat leans over: "Eleven years! I thought he'd never ask." Is she being mean?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Auntie, I, she · What happens: lean over, think, not ask, be · To what, where: reception · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 of lesson 13 «Dates, engagements and weddings» 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: At the reception Auntie Pat leans over: "Eleven years!
case det obl nsubj flat advmod punct punct nummod obl:unmarked punct root At ADP the DET reception NOUN Auntie PROPN Pat PROPN leans VERB over ADV : PUNCT " PUNCT Eleven NUM years NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 reception case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 reception det 3 reception reception NOUN Number=Sing 6 leans obl 4 Auntie Auntie PROPN Number=Sing 6 leans nsubj 5 Pat Pat PROPN Number=Sing 4 Auntie flat 6 leans lean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 over over ADV _ 6 leans advmod 8 : : PUNCT _ 6 leans punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 6 leans punct 10 Eleven eleven NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 years nummod 11 years year NOUN Number=Plur 6 leans obl:unmarked 12 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 leans punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lean over present Auntie the reception year over property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at reception=Location
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: I thought he'd never ask."
nsubj nsubj aux advmod ccomp punct punct root I PRON thought VERB he PRON 'd AUX never ADV ask VERB . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 thought nsubj 2 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 ask nsubj 4 'd would AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 ask aux 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 ask advmod 6 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 thought ccomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 ask punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 6 ask punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 think speech: other past I vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 not ask speech: ask would Auntie vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Is she being mean?
cop nsubj cop punct root Is AUX she PRON being AUX mean ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 mean cop 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 mean nsubj 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 mean cop 4 mean mean ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present she mean property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer No, it is usually friendly wedding gossip about a long wait
discourse punct nsubj cop advmod amod compound case det amod nmod root No INTJ , PUNCT it PRON is AUX usually ADV friendly ADJ wedding NOUN gossip NOUN about ADP a DET long ADJ wait NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 8 gossip discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 gossip nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 gossip cop 5 usually usually ADV _ 8 gossip advmod 6 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 gossip amod 7 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 8 gossip compound 8 gossip gossip NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 about about ADP _ 12 wait case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 wait det 11 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 12 wait amod 12 wait wait NOUN Number=Sing 8 gossip nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present it friendly wedding gossip about a long wait; usually property tree rules
Option 2 Yes, she is trying to stop the wedding
discourse punct nsubj aux mark xcomp det obj root Yes INTJ , PUNCT she PRON is AUX trying VERB to PART stop VERB the DET wedding NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 5 trying discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 trying nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 trying aux 5 trying try VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 to to PART _ 7 stop mark 7 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 trying xcomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 wedding det 9 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 7 stop obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 try present · progressive she vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 stop not said to happen to-infinitive she not said here the wedding vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality wedding=Eventuality
Option 3 Yes, she wants the couple to split up and is saying so in front of everyone
The tree, 16 words discourse punct nsubj det obj mark acl compound:prt cc aux conj advmod case obl case nmod root Yes INTJ , PUNCT she PRON wants VERB the DET couple NOUN to PART split VERB up ADP and CCONJ is AUX saying VERB so ADV in ADP front NOUN of ADP everyone PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 4 wants discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 wants nsubj 4 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 couple det 6 couple couple NOUN Number=Sing 4 wants obj 7 to to PART _ 8 split mark 8 split split VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 couple acl 9 up up ADP _ 8 split compound:prt 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 saying cc 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 saying aux 12 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 wants conj 13 so so ADV _ 12 saying advmod 14 in in ADP _ 15 front case 15 front front NOUN Number=Sing 12 saying obl 16 of of ADP _ 17 everyone case 17 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 15 front nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present she the couple vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot couple=Theme 2 split up to-infinitive she not said here the couple not said here vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 say speech: assert present · progressive she not said here front of everyone vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in front=Manner
Option 4 No, she is reading out the menu
discourse punct nsubj aux compound:prt det obj root No INTJ , PUNCT she PRON is AUX reading VERB out ADP the DET menu NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 5 reading discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 reading nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 reading aux 5 reading read VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 out out ADP _ 5 reading compound:prt 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 menu det 8 menu menu NOUN Number=Sing 5 reading obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 read out present · progressive she the menu vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent menu=Topic
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