Test 6 · ★ · Closed doors, whispers and secrets Dad, to Mum: «Shall we get I-C-E C-R-E-A-M after?» Your little brother can't spell yet. What's going on?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Shall, little brother · What happens: get, not spell, go on
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 35 «Closed doors, whispers and secrets» 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: Dad, to Mum: «Shall we get I-C-E C-R-E-A-M after?»
punct case conj punct punct nsubj nsubj appos nsubj punct conj punct conj flat punct conj punct appos punct det punct conj obj punct punct root Dad NOUN , PUNCT to ADP Mum NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Shall PRON we PRON get VERB I PRON - PUNCT C PROPN - PUNCT E PROPN C PROPN - PUNCT R PROPN - PUNCT E PROPN - PUNCT A DET - PUNCT M NOUN after ADP ? PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 Mum punct 3 to to ADP _ 4 Mum case 4 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 1 Dad conj 5 : : PUNCT _ 9 get punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 get punct 7 Shall shall PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 get nsubj 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 get nsubj 9 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Dad appos 10 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 24 after nsubj 11 - - PUNCT _ 12 C punct 12 C C PROPN Number=Sing 10 I conj 13 - - PUNCT _ 14 E punct 14 E E PROPN Number=Sing 12 C conj 15 C C PROPN Number=Sing 14 E flat 16 - - PUNCT _ 17 R punct 17 R R PROPN Number=Sing 14 E conj 18 - - PUNCT _ 19 E punct 19 E E PROPN Number=Sing 17 R appos 20 - - PUNCT _ 23 M punct 21 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 M det 22 - - PUNCT _ 21 A punct 23 M M NOUN Number=Sing 19 E conj 24 after after ADP _ 9 get obj 25 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 Dad punct 26 » » PUNCT _ 1 Dad punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get in a quote present Shall vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer after=Stimulus
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: Your little brother can't spell yet.
nmod:poss amod nsubj aux advmod advmod punct root Your PRON little ADJ brother NOUN ca AUX n't PART spell VERB yet ADV . PUNCT 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 6 spell nsubj 4 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 spell aux 5 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 spell advmod 6 spell spell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 yet yet ADV _ 6 spell advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 spell punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not spell can Your little brother yet vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What's going on?
nsubj aux compound:prt punct root What PRON 's AUX going VERB on ADP ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 going nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 going aux 3 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 on on ADP _ 3 going compound:prt 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 going punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go on present · progressive vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer They don't want him excited before it's sure
nsubj aux advmod obj xcomp mark nsubj cop advcl root They PRON do AUX n't PART want VERB him PRON excited ADJ before SCONJ it PRON 's AUX sure ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 want nsubj 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 want aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 want advmod 4 want want VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 want obj 6 excited excited ADJ Degree=Pos 4 want xcomp 7 before before SCONJ _ 10 sure mark 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 sure nsubj 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 sure cop 10 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 4 want advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not want present · do-support They him = he excited property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot he=Theme 2 is present it sure property tree rules
Option 2 Ice cream is a grown-ups-only treat
compound compound cop det amod punct punct advmod obl root Ice NOUN cream NOUN is AUX a DET grown VERB - PUNCT ups NOUN - PUNCT only ADV treat NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 2 cream compound 2 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 7 ups compound 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 ups cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 ups det 5 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 ups amod 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 grown punct 7 ups up NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 ups punct 9 only only ADV _ 10 treat advmod 10 treat treat NOUN Number=Sing 7 ups obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 grow participle vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is a present a cream grown ups treat obl tree rules
Option 3 They want to keep the ice cream for themselves
nsubj mark xcomp det compound obj case obl root They PRON want VERB to PART keep VERB the DET ice NOUN cream NOUN for ADP themselves PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 want nsubj 2 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 keep mark 4 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 want xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cream det 6 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 7 cream compound 7 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 4 keep obj 8 for for ADP _ 9 themselves case 9 themselves themselves PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 4 keep obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present They vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 keep not said to happen to-infinitive They not said here the ice cream for themselves = they vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Theme
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice They are practising their spelling
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj root They PRON are AUX practising VERB their PRON spelling NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 practising nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 practising aux 3 practising practise VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 spelling nmod:poss 5 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 3 practising obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 practise present · progressive They their spelling tree rules 2 spell their = they nom spelling «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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