Test 9 · ★ · Hospitals, operations and serious illness
Your sister says, "Mum's having a scan, so she must be really, really sick." How do you put her right?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: sister, Mum, you · What happens: say, have, be, put · To what, where: scan, Mum · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 21 «Hospitals, operations and serious illness» 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 sister says, "Mum's having a scan, so she must be really, really sick."
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 | 2 sister | nmod:poss |
| 2 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 having | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 having | punct |
| 6 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 having | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 having | aux |
| 8 | having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 says | ccomp |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 scan | det |
| 10 | scan | scan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 having | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 sick | punct |
| 12 | so | so | ADV | _ | 19 sick | advmod |
| 13 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 sick | nsubj |
| 14 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 sick | aux |
| 15 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 19 sick | cop |
| 16 | really | really | ADV | _ | 19 sick | advmod |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 sick | punct |
| 18 | really | really | ADV | _ | 19 sick | advmod |
| 19 | sick | sick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 says | ccomp |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 19 sick | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 sick | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your sister | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | have in a quote | present · progressive | Mum | a scan | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scan=Patient | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | must | Mum | sick 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: How do you put her right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 put | advmod |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 put | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 put | nsubj |
| 4 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 put | obj |
| 6 | right | right | ADV | _ | 4 put | advmod |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | present · do-support | you | Mum | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal |
The options
Option 1
Mum is fine because scans are only for babies
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fine | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | cop |
| 3 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 9 babies | mark |
| 5 | scans | scan | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 babies | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 babies | cop |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 babies | advmod |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 babies | case |
| 9 | babies | baby | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 fine | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Mum | fine property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | scans | for babies | tree rules |
Option 2
A scan is only given to people who are dying and cannot be helped
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 scan | det |
| 2 | scan | scan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 given | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 given | aux:pass |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 given | advmod |
| 5 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 people | case |
| 7 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 given | obl |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 dying | nsubj |
| 9 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 dying | aux |
| 10 | dying | die | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 people | acl:relcl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 helped | cc |
| 12 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 helped | aux |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 helped | advmod |
| 14 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 15 helped | aux:pass |
| 15 | helped | help | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 given | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | a scan | people | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to people=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | die | present · progressive | people | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | not help | can · passive | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme» |
Option 3
Scans are a kind of operation that cuts you open
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scans | scan | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 kind | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 kind | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 kind | det |
| 4 | kind | kind | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 operation | case |
| 6 | operation | operation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kind | nmod |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 cuts | nsubj |
| 8 | cuts | cut | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 kind | acl:relcl |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 cuts | obj |
| 10 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 cuts | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Scans | a kind | of operation | tree rules | |||
| 2 | cut | present | a kind | you | open property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
A scan is often just a careful check, and most find nothing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 scan | det |
| 2 | scan | scan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 check | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 check | cop |
| 4 | often | often | ADV | _ | 8 check | advmod |
| 5 | just | just | ADV | _ | 8 check | advmod |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 check | det |
| 7 | careful | careful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 check | amod |
| 8 | check | check | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 find | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 find | cc |
| 11 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 12 find | nsubj |
| 12 | find | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 check | conj |
| 13 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 12 find | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a scan | a careful check | often property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | find | present | most | nothing | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
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