Test 6 · We're having a baby! Mum and Dad bickering: "We are NOT calling her Beyoncé." "It's on the shortlist!" What is going on?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mum, We, It · What happens: bicker, not call, be, go on · To what, where: shortlist · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 18 «We're having a baby!» 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 and Dad bickering: "We are NOT calling her Beyoncé." "
nsubj cc conj punct punct nsubj aux advmod conj nmod:poss xcomp punct punct punct root Mum NOUN and CCONJ Dad NOUN bickering VERB : PUNCT " PUNCT We PRON are AUX NOT PART calling VERB her PRON Beyoncé PROPN . PUNCT " PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 bickering nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 Dad cc 3 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mum conj 4 bickering bicker VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 10 calling punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 10 calling punct 7 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 calling nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 calling aux 9 NOT not PART Polarity=Neg 10 calling advmod 10 calling call VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 bickering conj 11 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 Beyoncé nmod:poss 12 Beyoncé Beyoncé PROPN Number=Sing 10 calling xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 Beyoncé punct 14 " " PUNCT _ 12 Beyoncé punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 12 Beyoncé punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 bicker gerund Mum and Dad vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not call in a quote present · progressive We vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «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: It's on the shortlist!"
nsubj cop case det punct punct root It PRON 's AUX on ADP the DET shortlist NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 shortlist nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 shortlist cop 3 on on ADP _ 5 shortlist case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 shortlist det 5 shortlist shortlist NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 shortlist punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 5 shortlist punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present It the shortlist tree rules
Sentence 3: What is going on?
nsubj aux compound:prt punct root What PRON is AUX going VERB on ADP ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 going nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 going aux 3 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 on on ADP _ 3 going compound:prt 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 going punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go on present · progressive vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice They are arguing about a singer's latest song
nsubj aux case det nmod:poss case amod obl root They PRON are AUX arguing VERB about ADP a DET singer NOUN 's PART latest ADJ song NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 arguing nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 arguing aux 3 arguing argue VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 about about ADP _ 9 song case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 singer det 6 singer singer NOUN Number=Sing 9 song nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 singer case 8 latest late ADJ Degree=Sup 9 song amod 9 song song NOUN Number=Sing 3 arguing obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 argue speech: disagree present · progressive They about a singer's latest song vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about song=Topic 2 sing a singer nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Option 2 They are planning a birthday party
nsubj aux det compound obj root They PRON are AUX planning VERB a DET birthday NOUN party NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 planning nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 planning aux 3 planning plan VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 party det 5 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 6 party compound 6 party party NOUN Number=Sing 3 planning obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 plan present · progressive They a birthday party vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Topic
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer They are choosing a name from a list
nsubj aux det obj case det obl root They PRON are AUX choosing VERB a DET name NOUN from ADP a DET list NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 choosing nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 choosing aux 3 choosing choose VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 name det 5 name name NOUN Number=Sing 3 choosing obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 list case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 list det 8 list list NOUN Number=Sing 3 choosing obl
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1 choose present · progressive They a name a list vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent name=Theme from list=Source
Option 4 They have already named the baby
nsubj:pass aux advmod det obj root They PRON have AUX already ADV named VERB the DET baby NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 named nsubj:pass 2 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 named aux 3 already already ADV _ 4 named advmod 4 named name VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 baby det 6 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 4 named obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 name present · perfect · passive They vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme baby=Attribute
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