Test 11 · ★ · New partners and step-families
Mum gives you a choice: "Would you like to walk with me at the wedding, or just sit with Gran?" What does that show?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mum, you, that · What happens: give, like, walk, sit, show · To what, where: choice, you, wedding · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 16 «New partners and step-families» 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: Mum gives you a choice: "Would you like to walk with me at the wedding, or just sit with Gran?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gives | nsubj |
| 2 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 gives | iobj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 choice | det |
| 5 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gives | obj |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 like | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 like | punct |
| 8 | Would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 like | aux |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 like | nsubj |
| 10 | like | like | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 gives | parataxis |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 walk | mark |
| 12 | walk | walk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 like | xcomp |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 me | case |
| 14 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 walk | obl |
| 15 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 wedding | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 wedding | det |
| 17 | wedding | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 walk | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 sit | punct |
| 19 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 21 sit | cc |
| 20 | just | just | ADV | _ | 21 sit | advmod |
| 21 | sit | sit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 like | conj |
| 22 | with | with | ADP | _ | 23 Gran | case |
| 23 | Gran | Gran | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 sit | obl |
| 24 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 10 like | punct |
| 25 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 like | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present | Mum | a choice | you | tree rules | |||
| 2 | like in a quote | would | you | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | walk not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | you not said here | the wedding | with me | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at wedding=Trajectory | |||
| 4 | sit in a quote | infinitive | you not said here | with Gran | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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: What does that show?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 show | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 show | aux |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 show | nsubj |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · do-support | that | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
She does not really want you there at the wedding at all
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 | 5 want | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 want | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 want | advmod |
| 4 | really | really | ADV | _ | 5 want | advmod |
| 5 | want | want | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 want | obj |
| 7 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 want | advmod |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 wedding | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 wedding | det |
| 10 | wedding | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 want | obl |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 all | case |
| 12 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 wedding | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not want | present · do-support | She | you | the wedding at all; there | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot you=Theme |
Option 2
You are not invited to the party after
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 invited | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 invited | aux:pass |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 invited | advmod |
| 4 | invited | invite | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 party | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 party | det |
| 7 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 invited | obl |
| 8 | after | after | ADP | _ | 4 invited | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not invite after | present · passive | You | to the party | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
She wants you included and lets you choose
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 | 2 wants | nsubj |
| 2 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 included | nsubj |
| 4 | included | include | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 wants | ccomp |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 lets | cc |
| 6 | lets | let | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 wants | conj |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 lets | obj |
| 8 | choose | choose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 lets | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | She | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | include | past | you | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | let | present | She not said here | you | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | choose | infinitive | you not said here | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
You have to do whatever the partner says
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 have | nsubj |
| 2 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 do | mark |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 have | xcomp |
| 5 | whatever | whatever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 says | obj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 partner | det |
| 7 | partner | partner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 says | nsubj |
| 8 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | You | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | do | to-infinitive | You not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | the partner | whatever | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent whatever=Topic |
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. Elamur Cosmic License.
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