Test 10 · ★ · Sore backs, glasses and feeling low
Your sister says, "Dad's got a sick note, so he's on holiday, let's go to the beach!" What is wrong?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: sister, Dad, 's · What happens: say, get, be, let, go · To what, where: sick note, holiday, 's, beach · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 22 «Sore backs, glasses and feeling low» 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, "Dad's got a sick note, so he's on holiday, let's go to the beach!"
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 got | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 got | punct |
| 6 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 got | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 got | aux |
| 8 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 3 says | ccomp |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 note | det |
| 10 | sick | sick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 note | amod |
| 11 | note | note | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 got | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 holiday | punct |
| 13 | so | so | ADV | _ | 17 holiday | advmod |
| 14 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 holiday | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 holiday | cop |
| 16 | on | on | ADP | _ | 17 holiday | case |
| 17 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | ccomp |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 let | punct |
| 19 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 20 | 's | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 19 let | obj |
| 21 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 let | xcomp |
| 22 | to | to | ADP | _ | 24 beach | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 beach | det |
| 24 | beach | beach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 go | obl |
| 25 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 19 let | punct |
| 26 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: express | present | Your sister | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | get in a quote | present · passive | Dad | a sick note | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer note=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | Dad | holiday | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | let in a quote | infinitive | 's | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | go in a quote | infinitive | 's not said here | the beach | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to beach=Initial_Location |
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 wrong?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wrong | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | cop |
| 3 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wrong | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | wrong property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Nothing, a sick note means a paid holiday for the family
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 6 means | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nothing | punct |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 note | det |
| 4 | sick | sick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 note | amod |
| 5 | note | note | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 means | nsubj |
| 6 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 holiday | det |
| 8 | paid | pay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 holiday | amod |
| 9 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 means | obj |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 family | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 family | det |
| 12 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 holiday | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Nothing | a paid holiday | for the family | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot holiday=Theme for family=Attribute | |||
| 2 | pay | participle | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Someone off sick needs quiet and rest, not a trip
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 needs | nsubj |
| 2 | off | off | ADP | _ | 3 sick | case |
| 3 | sick | sick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Someone | nmod |
| 4 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 rest | amod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 rest | cc |
| 7 | rest | rest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 needs | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 trip | punct |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 trip | advmod |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 trip | det |
| 11 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 rest | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need | present | Someone | quiet rest and a trip | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot rest=Theme |
Option 3
Sick notes are only given to children
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sick | sick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 notes | amod |
| 2 | notes | note | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 given | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur 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 children | case |
| 7 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 given | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | Sick notes | children | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to child=Recipient |
Option 4
The beach is the best treatment for every illness
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 beach | det |
| 2 | beach | beach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 treatment | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 treatment | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 treatment | det |
| 5 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 treatment | amod |
| 6 | treatment | treatment | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 illness | case |
| 8 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 illness | det |
| 9 | illness | illness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 treatment | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the beach | the best treatment | for every illness | tree rules |
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