Test 1 · ★ · Funerals and remembering
Your brother says, "I'm not going to the funeral, I'll get in trouble." What is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: brother · What happens: say, not go, get, be · To what, where: funeral, trouble · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 25 «Funerals and remembering» 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 brother says, "I'm not going to the funeral, I'll get in trouble."
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 brother | nmod:poss |
| 2 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 going | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 going | punct |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 going | nsubj |
| 7 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 going | aux |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 going | advmod |
| 9 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 says | ccomp |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 funeral | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 funeral | det |
| 12 | funeral | funeral | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 going | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 get | punct |
| 14 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 get | nsubj |
| 15 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 16 get | aux |
| 16 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 trouble | case |
| 18 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 get | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 16 get | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 get | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your brother | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not go in a quote | present · progressive | Your brother = brother | the funeral | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to funeral=Initial_Location | ||||
| 3 | get in a quote | future | Your brother = brother | trouble | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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 true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He cannot go because children are not allowed
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 | 4 go | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 go | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 go | advmod |
| 4 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 9 allowed | mark |
| 6 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 allowed | aux:pass |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 allowed | advmod |
| 9 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 go | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not go | can | He | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | not allow | present · passive | children | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
Option 2
He must go and must not show any feelings
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 go | nsubj |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 go | aux |
| 3 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 show | cc |
| 5 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 show | aux |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 show | advmod |
| 7 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 go | conj |
| 8 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 feelings | det |
| 9 | feelings | feeling | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 show | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | must | He | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | not show | must | He not said here | any feelings | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient |
Option 3
He must go, or he will be punished by the family
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 go | nsubj |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 go | aux |
| 3 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 punished | punct |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 punished | cc |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 punished | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 punished | aux |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 punished | aux:pass |
| 9 | punished | punish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 go | conj |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 family | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 family | det |
| 12 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 punished | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | must | He | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | punish | future · passive | the family | he | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It is his choice, and he will not be in trouble either way
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 choice | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 choice | cop |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 choice | nmod:poss |
| 4 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 trouble | punct |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 trouble | cc |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 trouble | nsubj |
| 8 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 trouble | aux |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 trouble | advmod |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 12 trouble | cop |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 trouble | case |
| 12 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 choice | acl:relcl |
| 13 | either | either | DET | PronType=Ind | 14 way | det |
| 14 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 trouble | nmod:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | his choice | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not is | future | he | his choice not said here | trouble | either way nmod:unmarked | tree rules |
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