Test 8 · We're having a baby!
Dad, pointing at the fridge: "See that blob? That's the head." What is he showing?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Dad, That · What happens: point, see, be, show · To what, where: fridge, blob, head
This is test 8 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: Dad, pointing at the fridge: "See that blob?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pointing | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 pointing | punct |
| 3 | pointing | point | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 fridge | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 fridge | det |
| 6 | fridge | fridge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pointing | obl |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 See | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 See | punct |
| 9 | See | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 pointing | advcl |
| 10 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 11 blob | det |
| 11 | blob | blob | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 See | obj |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 pointing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | point | gerund | Dad | the fridge | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | see in a quote | infinitive | Dad not said here | that blob | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer blob=Stimulus |
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: That's the head."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 head | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 head | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 head | det |
| 4 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 head | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 head | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | That | the head | tree rules |
Sentence 3: What is he showing?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 showing | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 showing | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 showing | nsubj |
| 4 | showing | show | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 showing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · progressive | Dad | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
The options
Option 1
A photo of the baby already born
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 photo | det |
| 2 | photo | photo | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 baby | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 baby | det |
| 5 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 photo | nmod |
| 6 | already | already | ADV | _ | 7 born | advmod |
| 7 | born | bear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 baby | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bear | participle | the baby not said here | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
An X-ray of Dad's broken arm
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 ray | det |
| 2 | X | x | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ray | compound |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 2 X | punct |
| 4 | ray | ray | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 broken | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 Dad | case |
| 6 | Dad | Dad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 ray | nmod |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 broken | aux:pass |
| 8 | broken | break | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 arm | amod |
| 9 | arm | arm | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | break | present · passive | a X ray of Dad | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 2 | ray | Dad | nom ray «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A scan picture of the baby
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 picture | det |
| 2 | scan | scan | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 picture | amod |
| 3 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 baby | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 baby | det |
| 6 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 picture | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
A weather map from the news
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 map | det |
| 2 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 map | compound |
| 3 | map | map | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 news | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 news | det |
| 6 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 map | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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