Test 1 · ★★ · When someone dies
Your little brother says, "Grandad's just asleep, he'll wake up after the funeral." How do you put him right gently?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: little brother, Grandad, you · What happens: say, wake up, put · To what, where: Grandad · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 24 «When someone dies» 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 brother says, "Grandad's just asleep, he'll wake up after the funeral."
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 brother | nmod:poss |
| 2 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 brother | amod |
| 3 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 asleep | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 asleep | punct |
| 7 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 asleep | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 Grandad | case |
| 9 | just | just | ADV | _ | 10 asleep | advmod |
| 10 | asleep | asleep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 says | ccomp |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 wake | punct |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 wake | nsubj |
| 13 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 wake | aux |
| 14 | wake | wake | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 says | ccomp |
| 15 | up | up | ADP | _ | 14 wake | compound:prt |
| 16 | after | after | ADP | _ | 18 funeral | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 funeral | det |
| 18 | funeral | funeral | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 wake | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 wake | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 wake | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your little brother | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | wake up in a quote | future | Grandad | after the funeral | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
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 him right gently?
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 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 put | obj |
| 6 | right | right | ADV | _ | 7 gently | advmod |
| 7 | gently | gently | ADV | _ | 4 put | advmod |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | present · do-support | you | Grandad | gently property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |
The options
Option 1
Grandad is pretending and will come back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 pretending | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 pretending | aux |
| 3 | pretending | pretend | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 come | cc |
| 5 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 come | aux |
| 6 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 pretending | conj |
| 7 | back | back | ADV | _ | 6 come | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pretend | present · progressive | Grandad | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | come back | future | Grandad not said here | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Grandad has died; his body has stopped and he will not wake up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 died | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 died | aux |
| 3 | died | die | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 stopped | punct |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 body | nmod:poss |
| 6 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 stopped | nsubj |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 stopped | aux |
| 8 | stopped | stop | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 3 died | conj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 wake | cc |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 wake | nsubj |
| 11 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 wake | aux |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 wake | advmod |
| 13 | wake | wake | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 stopped | conj |
| 14 | up | up | ADP | _ | 13 wake | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | die | present · perfect | Grandad | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | stop | present · perfect | Grandad's body | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | not wake up | future | body | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Option 3
Grandad will wake up if we are good enough
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 wake | nsubj |
| 2 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 wake | aux |
| 3 | wake | wake | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | up | up | ADP | _ | 3 wake | compound:prt |
| 5 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 good | mark |
| 6 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 good | nsubj |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 good | cop |
| 8 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 wake | advcl |
| 9 | enough | enough | ADV | _ | 8 good | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wake up | future | Grandad | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | we | enough, good property | tree rules |
Option 4
Grandad is asleep and will wake up in a week or two
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 asleep | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 asleep | cop |
| 3 | asleep | asleep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 wake | cc |
| 5 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 wake | aux |
| 6 | wake | wake | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 asleep | conj |
| 7 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 wake | compound:prt |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 week | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 week | det |
| 10 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wake | obl |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 two | cc |
| 12 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 week | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Grandad | asleep property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | wake up | future | Grandad not said here | week | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
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