Test 7 · ★ · Grown-ups who argue and make up
Dad: "Not now, love. Not in front of the kids." Your cousin says "means you're in trouble". Is she right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: cousin, you · What happens: say, mean, be · To what, where: trouble · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 14 «Grown-ups who argue and make up» 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: Dad: "Not now, love.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 love | punct |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 love | punct |
| 4 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 love | advmod |
| 5 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 love | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 love | punct |
| 7 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Dad | parataxis |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Dad | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Not in front of the kids."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 front | advmod |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 3 front | case |
| 3 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 kids | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 kids | det |
| 6 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 front | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 front | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 front | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: Your cousin says "means you're 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 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 2 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | ccomp |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 trouble | nsubj |
| 7 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 trouble | cop |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 trouble | case |
| 9 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 means | ccomp |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 trouble | punct |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your cousin | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | mean in a quote | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | you | trouble | tree rules |
Sentence 4: Is she right?
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 | 3 right | cop |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | cousin | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, it is a grown-up matter they want to talk about privately
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 9 matter | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 matter | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 matter | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 matter | det |
| 6 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 matter | amod |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 up | punct |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 grown | compound:prt |
| 9 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 want | nsubj |
| 11 | want | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 matter | parataxis |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 talk | mark |
| 13 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 want | xcomp |
| 14 | about | about | ADP | _ | 15 privately | case |
| 15 | privately | privately | ADV | _ | 13 talk | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow up | participle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | it | a grown matter | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | want | present | they | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | talk not said to happen | to-infinitive | they not said here | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about privately=Topic |
Option 2
Yes, and you will be grounded tonight
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 grounded | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 grounded | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 grounded | cc |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 grounded | nsubj |
| 5 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 grounded | aux |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 grounded | aux:pass |
| 7 | grounded | ground | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | tonight | tonight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 grounded | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ground | future · passive | you | tonight | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V ADVP»: subject=Destination |
Option 3
Yes, it always means a child is in trouble and will be punished later tonight
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 means | nsubj |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 means | advmod |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 child | det |
| 7 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 trouble | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 trouble | cop |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 trouble | case |
| 10 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 means | ccomp |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 punished | cc |
| 12 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 punished | aux |
| 13 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 14 punished | aux:pass |
| 14 | punished | punish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 means | conj |
| 15 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 14 punished | advmod |
| 16 | tonight | tonight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 punished | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | it | always property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is | present | a child | trouble | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | punish | future · passive | tonight | late property | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP» |
Option 4
No, it means dinner is ready
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 means | nsubj |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ready | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 ready | cop |
| 7 | ready | ready | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 means | ccomp |
| # | 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 | |||||
| 2 | is | present | dinner | ready property | tree rules |
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