Test 4 · ★ · Gran, cousins and the whole wide family Gossip at the barbecue: "Did you see who's not here? After what he said at the funeral, can you blame them?" What is being said?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Gossip, you · What happens: see, not be, say, blame · To what, where: funeral, them · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 17 «Gran, cousins and the whole wide family» 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: Gossip at the barbecue: "Did you see who's not here?
nsubj case det nmod punct punct aux nsubj nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct root Gossip NOUN at ADP the DET barbecue NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT Did AUX you PRON see VERB who PRON 's AUX not PART here ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gossip gossip NOUN Number=Sing 9 see nsubj 2 at at ADP _ 4 barbecue case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 barbecue det 4 barbecue barbecue NOUN Number=Sing 1 Gossip nmod 5 : : PUNCT _ 9 see punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 9 see punct 7 Did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 see aux 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 see nsubj 9 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 here nsubj 11 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 here cop 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 here advmod 13 here here ADV PronType=Dem 9 see ccomp 14 ? ? PUNCT _ 9 see punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 see in a quote past · do-support Gossip at the barbecue vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 not is in a quote present here property 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: After what he said at the funeral, can you blame them?"
case nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct aux nsubj ccomp obj punct punct root After ADP what PRON he PRON said VERB at ADP the DET funeral NOUN , PUNCT can AUX you PRON blame VERB them PRON ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 2 what case 2 what what PRON PronType=Int root root 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 said nsubj 4 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 what acl:relcl 5 at at ADP _ 7 funeral case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 funeral det 7 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 4 said obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 blame punct 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 blame aux 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 blame nsubj 11 blame blame VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 said ccomp 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 blame obj 13 ? ? PUNCT _ 11 blame punct 14 " " PUNCT _ 11 blame punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert past Gossip the funeral vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 blame can you them = they vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
Sentence 3: What is being said?
obj aux:pass aux:pass punct root What PRON is AUX being AUX said VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 said obj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 said aux:pass 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 said aux:pass 4 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 said punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present · passive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: what=Topic
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice A relative is ill in hospital and could not come
det nsubj cop case obl cc aux advmod conj root A DET relative NOUN is AUX ill ADJ in ADP hospital NOUN and CCONJ could AUX not PART come VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 relative det 2 relative relative NOUN Number=Sing 4 ill nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 ill cop 4 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 hospital case 6 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 4 ill obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 come cc 8 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 come aux 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 come advmod 10 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 ill conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present a relative hospital ill property tree rules 2 not come could a relative not said here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer A relative was left out after hurtful words
det nsubj:pass aux:pass compound:prt case amod obl root A DET relative NOUN was AUX left VERB out ADP after ADP hurtful ADJ words NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 relative det 2 relative relative NOUN Number=Sing 4 left nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 left aux:pass 4 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 out out ADP _ 4 left compound:prt 6 after after ADP _ 8 words case 7 hurtful hurtful ADJ Degree=Pos 8 words amod 8 words word NOUN Number=Plur 4 left obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 leave out past · passive a relative after hurtful words vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Option 3 A relative has gone on holiday abroad
det nsubj aux case obl advmod root A DET relative NOUN has AUX gone VERB on ADP holiday NOUN abroad ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 relative det 2 relative relative NOUN Number=Sing 4 gone nsubj 3 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 gone aux 4 gone go VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 on on ADP _ 6 holiday case 6 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 4 gone obl 7 abroad abroad ADV _ 4 gone advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go present · perfect a relative holiday abroad property vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on holiday=Location
Option 4 A relative is late because of traffic
det nsubj cop case fixed obl root A DET relative NOUN is AUX late ADJ because ADP of ADP traffic NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 relative det 2 relative relative NOUN Number=Sing 4 late nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 late cop 4 late late ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 7 traffic case 6 of of ADP _ 5 because fixed 7 traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 4 late obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present a relative because traffic; late property tree rules
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