Test 6 · ★★ · Going to the doctor and the chemist
Your little cousin is about to eat a pink tablet from Gran's handbag: "It's a sweetie!" What should happen?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: little cousin, cousin · What happens: be, eat, happen · To what, where: pink tablet, handbag, sweetie
This is test 6 · ★★ 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: Your little cousin is about to eat a pink tablet from Gran's handbag: "It's a sweetie!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 2 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 cousin | amod |
| 3 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 about | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 about | cop |
| 5 | about | about | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 eat | mark |
| 7 | eat | eat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 about | xcomp |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 tablet | det |
| 9 | pink | pink | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 tablet | amod |
| 10 | tablet | tablet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 eat | obj |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 14 handbag | case |
| 12 | Gran | Gran | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 handbag | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 Gran | case |
| 14 | handbag | handbag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 eat | obl |
| 15 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 20 sweetie | punct |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 20 sweetie | punct |
| 17 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 sweetie | nsubj |
| 18 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 sweetie | cop |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 sweetie | det |
| 20 | sweetie | sweetie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 handbag | appos |
| 21 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 20 sweetie | punct |
| 22 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 20 sweetie | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Your little cousin | about property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | eat | to-infinitive | Your little cousin not said here | a pink tablet | Gran's handbag | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tablet=Patient | |||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | cousin | a sweetie | 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: What should happen?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 happen | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 happen | aux |
| 3 | happen | happen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 happen | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | should | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1
Let her, it is only one small tablet and can't hurt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Let | obj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 tablet | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 tablet | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 tablet | cop |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 tablet | advmod |
| 7 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 tablet | nummod |
| 8 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 tablet | amod |
| 9 | tablet | tablet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Let | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 hurt | cc |
| 11 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 hurt | aux |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 hurt | advmod |
| 13 | hurt | hurt | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Let | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let | imperative | you not said here | her = she | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | it | one small tablet | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | not hurt | can | you not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
Eat it yourself so she cannot
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eat | eat | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Eat | obj |
| 3 | yourself | yourself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 1 Eat | obl |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 6 can | advmod |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 can | nsubj |
| 6 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 1 Eat | advcl |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 can | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | imperative | you not said here | it | yourself obl | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
Option 3
Let her, if it is a pink one
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Let | obj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 one | punct |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 9 one | mark |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 one | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 one | cop |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 one | det |
| 8 | pink | pink | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 one | amod |
| 9 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Let | vocative |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let | imperative | you not said here | her = she | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is a a condition, not said to happen | present | it | a pink one | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Take it away and tell a grown-up at once
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Take | obj |
| 3 | away | away | ADV | _ | 1 Take | advmod |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 tell | cc |
| 5 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Take | conj |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 grown | det |
| 7 | grown | grown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 tell | obj |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 up | punct |
| 9 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 grown | compound |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 once | case |
| 11 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 5 tell | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take away | imperative | you not said here | it | away property | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | a grown | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grown=Recipient |
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