Test 8 · Coffee, tea, wine and the pub A man outside the chippy is yelling, swaying and can hardly stand. Mum pulls you closer. What is sensible?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: man, Mum · What happens: yell, sway, stand, pull, be · To what, where: you
This is test 8 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: A man outside the chippy is yelling, swaying and can hardly stand.
det nsubj case det nmod aux punct conj cc aux advmod conj punct root A DET man NOUN outside ADP the DET chippy NOUN is AUX yelling VERB , PUNCT swaying VERB and CCONJ can AUX hardly ADV stand VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 man det 2 man man NOUN Number=Sing 7 yelling nsubj 3 outside outside ADP _ 5 chippy case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 chippy det 5 chippy chippy NOUN Number=Sing 2 man nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 yelling aux 7 yelling yell VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 swaying punct 9 swaying sway VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 yelling conj 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 stand cc 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 stand aux 12 hardly hardly ADV _ 13 stand advmod 13 stand stand VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 yelling conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 yelling punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 yell speech: express present · progressive a man outside the chippy vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 sway gerund a man outside the chippy not said here vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 stand can a man outside the chippy not said here hardly property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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: Mum pulls you closer.
nsubj obj xcomp punct root Mum NOUN pulls VERB you PRON closer ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 pulls nsubj 2 pulls pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 pulls obj 4 closer close ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 pulls xcomp 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 pulls punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pull present Mum you close property vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent you=Result
Sentence 3: What is sensible?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX sensible ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 sensible nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sensible cop 3 sensible sensible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 sensible punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present sensible property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Laugh at him and copy how he walks
case obl cc conj advmod nsubj ccomp root Laugh VERB at ADP him PRON and CCONJ copy VERB how ADV he PRON walks VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Laugh laugh VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 at at ADP _ 3 him case 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Laugh obl 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 copy cc 5 copy copy VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Laugh conj 6 how how ADV PronType=Int 8 walks advmod 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 walks nsubj 8 walks walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 copy ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 laugh imperative you not said here at him = he vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 copy infinitive you not said here tree rules 3 walk present he vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 2 Go up to him politely and ask him to stop shouting
advmod case obl advmod cc conj obj mark xcomp xcomp root Go VERB up ADV to ADP him PRON politely ADV and CCONJ ask VERB him PRON to PART stop VERB shouting VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Go go VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 up up ADV _ 1 Go advmod 3 to to ADP _ 4 him case 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Go obl 5 politely politely ADV _ 1 Go advmod 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 ask cc 7 ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Go conj 8 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 ask obj 9 to to PART _ 10 stop mark 10 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 ask xcomp 11 shouting shout VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 stop xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go up imperative you not said here him = he politely property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 2 ask speech: ask infinitive you not said here him = he vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic 3 stop not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 4 shout speech: express gerund you not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer Stay with your grown-up and keep your distance
case nmod:poss obl punct compound cc conj nmod:poss obj root Stay VERB with ADP your PRON grown NOUN - PUNCT up ADP and CCONJ keep VERB your PRON distance NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stay stay VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 with with ADP _ 4 grown case 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 grown nmod:poss 4 grown grown NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stay obl 5 - - PUNCT _ 6 up punct 6 up up ADP _ 4 grown compound 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 keep cc 8 keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Stay conj 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 distance nmod:poss 10 distance distance NOUN Number=Sing 8 keep obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stay imperative you not said here with your grown vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with grown=Location 2 keep infinitive you not said here your distance vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent distance=Theme
Option 4 Offer to help him walk home alone
mark xcomp obj xcomp advmod advmod root Offer VERB to PART help VERB him PRON walk VERB home ADV alone ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Offer offer VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 to to PART _ 3 help mark 3 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Offer xcomp 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 help obj 5 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 help xcomp 6 home home ADV _ 5 walk advmod 7 alone alone ADV _ 5 walk advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 offer imperative you not said here tree rules 2 help not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here him = he vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 walk not said to happen infinitive him = he not said here alone, home property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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