Test 9 · Coffee, tea, wine and the pub Liam whispers: "My dad drinks every night and gets scary. I think it's my fault cos I'm loud." What is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Liam, dad, I, it · What happens: whisper, drink, get, think, be · To what, where: fault · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 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: Liam whispers: "My dad drinks every night and gets scary.
nsubj punct punct nmod:poss nsubj parataxis det obl:unmarked cc conj xcomp punct root Liam PROPN whispers VERB : PUNCT " PUNCT My PRON dad NOUN drinks VERB every DET night NOUN and CCONJ gets VERB scary ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Liam Liam PROPN Number=Sing 2 whispers nsubj 2 whispers whisper VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 7 drinks punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 7 drinks punct 5 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 dad nmod:poss 6 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 7 drinks nsubj 7 drinks drink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 whispers parataxis 8 every every DET PronType=Tot 9 night det 9 night night NOUN Number=Sing 7 drinks obl:unmarked 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 gets cc 11 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 drinks conj 12 scary scary ADJ Degree=Pos 11 gets xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 whispers punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 whisper speech: assert present Liam vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 drink in a quote present My dad night vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 get in a quote present My dad not said here scary property 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: I think it's my fault cos I'm loud."
nsubj nsubj cop nmod:poss ccomp mark nsubj cop advcl punct punct root I PRON think VERB it PRON 's AUX my PRON fault NOUN cos SCONJ I PRON 'm AUX loud ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 think nsubj 2 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 fault nsubj 4 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fault cop 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 fault nmod:poss 6 fault fault NOUN Number=Sing 2 think ccomp 7 cos cos SCONJ _ 10 loud mark 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 loud nsubj 9 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 loud cop 10 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fault advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 think punct 12 " " PUNCT _ 2 think punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 think speech: other present I vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present it my fault tree rules 3 is present I loud property tree rules
Sentence 3: What is true?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT 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 It is a secret, so he must tell no one
nsubj cop det punct advmod nsubj aux parataxis det obj root It PRON is AUX a DET secret NOUN , PUNCT so ADV he PRON must AUX tell VERB no DET one NOUN 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 secret nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 secret cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 secret det 4 secret secret NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 tell punct 6 so so ADV _ 9 tell advmod 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 tell nsubj 8 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 tell aux 9 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 secret parataxis 10 no no DET PronType=Neg 11 one det 11 one one NOUN Number=Sing 9 tell obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a secret tree rules 2 tell speech: assert must he no one vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent one=Recipient
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer It is not his fault, and he should tell a trusted adult
nsubj cop advmod nmod:poss punct cc nsubj aux conj det amod obj root It PRON is AUX not PART his PRON fault NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ he PRON should AUX tell VERB a DET trusted VERB adult NOUN 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 5 fault nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fault cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 fault advmod 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 fault nmod:poss 5 fault fault NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 tell punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 tell cc 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 tell nsubj 9 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 tell aux 10 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 fault conj 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 adult det 12 trusted trust VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 adult amod 13 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 10 tell obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is a present It his fault tree rules 2 tell speech: assert should he a trusted adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient 3 trust participle vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Option 3 It is his fault, so he should try harder to be quieter at home
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop nmod:poss punct advmod nsubj aux conj xcomp mark cop xcomp case obl root It PRON is AUX his PRON fault NOUN , PUNCT so ADV he PRON should AUX try VERB harder ADJ to PART be AUX quieter ADJ at ADP home NOUN 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 fault nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fault cop 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 fault nmod:poss 4 fault fault NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 try punct 6 so so ADV _ 9 try advmod 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 try nsubj 8 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 try aux 9 try try VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 fault conj 10 harder hard ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 try xcomp 11 to to PART _ 13 quieter mark 12 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 13 quieter cop 13 quieter quiet ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 try xcomp 14 at at ADP _ 15 home case 15 home home NOUN Number=Sing 13 quieter obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It his fault tree rules 2 try should he hard property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 is not said to happen to-infinitive he not said here home quiet property tree rules
Option 4 He should hide all the bottles himself
nsubj aux det:predet det obj obj root He PRON should AUX hide VERB all DET the DET bottles NOUN himself PRON 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 hide nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 hide aux 3 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 bottles det:predet 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bottles det 6 bottles bottle NOUN Number=Plur 3 hide obj 7 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 hide obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hide should He all bottles tree rules
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