Test 4 · ★ · New partners and step-families Kayla in Toronto has one mum and one step-mum who married her mum. A boy says, "That's not a proper family." Who is right?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Kayla, one step mum, boy, That · What happens: have, marry, say, not be, be · To what, where: one mum, mum, proper family · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ 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: Kayla in Toronto has one mum and one step-mum who married her mum.
nsubj case nmod nummod obj cc nummod compound punct conj nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct root Kayla PROPN in ADP Toronto PROPN has VERB one NUM mum NOUN and CCONJ one NUM step NOUN - PUNCT mum NOUN who PRON married VERB her PRON mum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kayla Kayla PROPN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 Toronto case 3 Toronto Toronto PROPN Number=Sing 1 Kayla nmod 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 mum nummod 6 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 11 mum cc 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 mum nummod 9 step step NOUN Number=Sing 11 mum compound 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 step punct 11 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 6 mum conj 12 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 married nsubj 13 married marry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 mum acl:relcl 14 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 mum nmod:poss 15 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 13 married obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present Kayla in Toronto one mum and one step mum vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=Patient 2 marry past one step mum Kayla's mum vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=Patient
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: A boy says, "That's not a proper family."
det nsubj punct punct nsubj cop advmod det amod ccomp punct punct root A DET boy NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT That PRON 's AUX not PART a DET proper ADJ family NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 11 family punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 11 family punct 6 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 family nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 family cop 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 family advmod 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 family det 10 proper proper ADJ Degree=Pos 11 family amod 11 family family NOUN Number=Sing 3 says ccomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 family punct 13 " " PUNCT _ 11 family punct
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1 say speech: assert present a boy vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 not is a in a quote present That a proper family tree rules
Sentence 3: Who is right?
nsubj cop punct root Who PRON is AUX right ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 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 _ 3 right punct
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1 is present right property tree rules
The options Option 1 The boy, families need a mum and a dad to be proper
det nsubj punct nsubj det obj cc det conj mark cop advcl root The DET boy NOUN , PUNCT families NOUN need VERB a DET mum NOUN and CCONJ a DET dad NOUN to PART be AUX proper ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 5 need nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 boy punct 4 families family NOUN Number=Plur 5 need nsubj 5 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 mum det 7 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 5 need obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 dad cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 dad det 10 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 7 mum conj 11 to to PART _ 13 proper mark 12 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 13 proper cop 13 proper proper ADJ Degree=Pos 5 need advcl
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1 need present the boy a mum and a dad vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot mum=Theme 2 is to-infinitive the boy not said here proper property tree rules
Option 2 Nobody, it depends on the country
nsubj punct nsubj case det obl root Nobody PRON , PUNCT it PRON depends VERB on ADP the DET country NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 4 depends nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Nobody punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 depends nsubj 4 depends depend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 country case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 country det 7 country country NOUN Number=Sing 4 depends obl
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1 depend present Nobody on the country vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent on country=Theme
Option 3 The boy, unless they live in the same house
det punct mark nsubj acl:relcl case det amod obl root The DET boy NOUN , PUNCT unless SCONJ they PRON live VERB in ADP the DET same ADJ house NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 live punct 4 unless unless SCONJ _ 6 live mark 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 live nsubj 6 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 boy acl:relcl 7 in in ADP _ 10 house case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 house det 9 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 10 house amod 10 house house NOUN Number=Sing 6 live obl
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1 live present they the boy not said here the same house vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme boy=Location
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Kayla, every loving family is a real family
punct det amod nsubj cop det amod appos root Kayla PROPN , PUNCT every DET loving ADJ family NOUN is AUX a DET real ADJ family NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kayla Kayla PROPN Number=Sing root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 9 family punct 3 every every DET PronType=Tot 5 family det 4 loving loving ADJ Degree=Pos 5 family amod 5 family family NOUN Number=Sing 9 family nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 family cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 family det 8 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 9 family amod 9 family family NOUN Number=Sing 1 Kayla appos
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present every loving family a real family tree rules
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