Test 10 · Coffee, tea, wine and the pub
Mum on the phone: "Honestly, after the week I've had, I need a drink." What does she most likely mean?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, Mum · What happens: have, need, mean · To what, where: drink
This is test 10 of lesson 27 «Coffee, tea, wine and the pub» 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: Mum on the phone: "Honestly, after the week I've had, I need a drink."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 need | nsubj |
| 2 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 phone | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 phone | det |
| 4 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Mum | nmod |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 14 had | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 Honestly | punct |
| 7 | Honestly | honestly | ADV | _ | 14 had | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 had | punct |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 11 week | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 week | det |
| 11 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 had | obl |
| 12 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 had | nsubj |
| 13 | 've | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 had | aux |
| 14 | had | have | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 17 need | advcl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 had | punct |
| 16 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 17 need | nsubj |
| 17 | need | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 drink | det |
| 19 | drink | drink | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 need | obj |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 17 need | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 17 need | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have in a quote | present · perfect | I | week | honestly property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||
| 2 | need in a quote | present | Mum on the phone | a drink | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot drink=Theme |
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 does she most likely mean?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 6 mean | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 mean | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 mean | nsubj |
| 4 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 likely | advmod |
| 5 | likely | likely | ADV | _ | 6 mean | advmod |
| 6 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present · do-support | Mum | likely property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1
She wants to go out and get drunk tonight
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wants | nsubj |
| 2 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 go | mark |
| 4 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wants | xcomp |
| 5 | out | out | ADV | _ | 4 go | advmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 get | cc |
| 7 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 go | conj |
| 8 | drunk | drunk | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 tonight | amod |
| 9 | tonight | tonight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | She | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | go out not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | out property | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | get | infinitive | She not said here | tonight | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
She has an alcohol addiction
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 addiction | det |
| 4 | alcohol | alcohol | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 addiction | compound |
| 5 | addiction | addiction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 has | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | She | a alcohol addiction | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent addiction=Patient |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
She has not had any water all week
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 had | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 had | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 had | advmod |
| 4 | had | have | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 water | det |
| 6 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | obj |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 week | det |
| 8 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not have | present · perfect | She | any water | week | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
She has had a hard week and wants to relax
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 had | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 had | aux |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 week | det |
| 5 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 week | amod |
| 6 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 wants | cc |
| 8 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 had | conj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 relax | mark |
| 10 | relax | relax | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 wants | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present · perfect | She | week | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | want | present | She not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | relax not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
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