Test 10 · ★★ · Going to the doctor and the chemist
Dad, putting it off again: "I feel fine, why'd I need a check-up?" What is the right answer?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Dad, I, right answer · What happens: put off, feel, need, be · To what, where: it, check up · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 20 «Going to the doctor and the chemist» 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, putting it off again: "I feel fine, why'd I need a check-up?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 putting | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 putting | punct |
| 3 | putting | put | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 putting | obj |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 3 putting | compound:prt |
| 6 | again | again | ADV | _ | 3 putting | advmod |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 feel | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 feel | punct |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 feel | nsubj |
| 10 | feel | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 putting | parataxis |
| 11 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 feel | xcomp |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 need | punct |
| 13 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 16 need | advmod |
| 14 | 'd | 'd | PUNCT | _ | 16 need | punct |
| 15 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 need | nsubj |
| 16 | need | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 putting | conj |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 up | det |
| 18 | check | check | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 up | compound |
| 19 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 20 up | punct |
| 20 | up | up | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 need | obj |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 putting | punct |
| 22 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 putting | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put off | gerund | Dad | it | again | tree rules | |||
| 2 | feel in a quote | present | I | fine property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | need in a quote | present | I | a check up | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot up=Theme |
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 is the right answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 answer | det |
| 4 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 answer | amod |
| 5 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the right answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
He's right, check-ups find nothing useful
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | 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 | _ | 5 check | punct |
| 5 | check | check | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | parataxis |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 ups | punct |
| 7 | ups | up | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 find | nsubj |
| 8 | find | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 check | ccomp |
| 9 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 8 find | obj |
| 10 | useful | useful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 nothing | amod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | check | infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | find | present | ups | nothing | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Check-ups catch problems early, before you feel ill
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check | check | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 3 ups | punct |
| 3 | ups | up | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 catch | nsubj |
| 4 | catch | catch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Check | ccomp |
| 5 | problems | problem | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 catch | obj |
| 6 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 4 catch | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 feel | punct |
| 8 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 10 feel | mark |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 feel | nsubj |
| 10 | feel | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Check | advcl |
| 11 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 feel | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | check | imperative | you not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | catch | present | ups | problems | early property | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Theme | |||
| 3 | feel | present | you | ill property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 3
He's right, check-ups are only for people who already feel ill
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | 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 | _ | 5 check | punct |
| 5 | check | check | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | parataxis |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 ups | punct |
| 7 | ups | up | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 people | nsubj |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 people | cop |
| 9 | only | only | ADV | _ | 11 people | advmod |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 people | case |
| 11 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 check | obj |
| 12 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 feel | nsubj |
| 13 | already | already | ADV | _ | 14 feel | advmod |
| 14 | feel | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 people | acl:relcl |
| 15 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 feel | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | check | infinitive | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | is | present | ups | for people | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | feel | present | people | ill property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 4
Check-ups are only needed once in a lifetime
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check | check | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 3 ups | punct |
| 3 | ups | up | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 needed | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 needed | aux:pass |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 6 needed | advmod |
| 6 | needed | need | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Check | ccomp |
| 7 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 1 Check | advmod |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 lifetime | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 lifetime | det |
| 10 | lifetime | lifetime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Check | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | check | imperative | you not said here | a lifetime | once property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | need | present · passive | ups | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |
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