Test 9 · ★ · Big feelings in big people Dad, after a big shout: "Sorry, kiddo, that wasn't about you. Work's been hell." What does this tell you?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: that, Work, this · What happens: not be, be, tell · To what, where: hell, you · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 36 «Big feelings in big people» 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, after a big shout: "Sorry, kiddo, that wasn't about you.
nsubj punct case det amod punct punct discourse punct vocative punct nsubj cop advmod case conj punct root Dad NOUN , PUNCT after ADP a DET big ADJ shout NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT Sorry INTJ , PUNCT kiddo NOUN , PUNCT that PRON was AUX n't PART about ADP you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 6 shout nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 6 shout punct 3 after after ADP _ 6 shout case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 shout det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 shout amod 6 shout shout NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 Sorry punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 Sorry punct 9 Sorry sorry INTJ _ 6 shout discourse 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 kiddo punct 11 kiddo kiddo NOUN Number=Sing 9 Sorry vocative 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 you punct 13 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 17 you nsubj 14 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 you cop 15 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 17 you advmod 16 about about ADP _ 17 you case 17 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 shout conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 shout punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is in a quote past that about you tree rules
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: Work's been hell."
nsubj cop cop punct punct root Work NOUN 's AUX been AUX hell NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Work work NOUN Number=Sing 4 hell nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 hell cop 3 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 hell cop 4 hell hell NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 hell punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 hell punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Work hell tree rules
Sentence 3: What does this tell you?
obj aux nsubj iobj punct root What PRON does AUX this PRON tell VERB you PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 tell obj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 tell aux 3 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 tell nsubj 4 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 tell iobj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 tell punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert present · do-support this you vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient what=Topic
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer Other worries made his anger bigger than the problem
amod nsubj nmod:poss obj xcomp case det obl root Other ADJ worries NOUN made VERB his PRON anger NOUN bigger ADJ than ADP the DET problem NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Other other ADJ Degree=Pos 2 worries amod 2 worries worry NOUN Number=Plur 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 anger nmod:poss 5 anger anger NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 made xcomp 7 than than ADP _ 9 problem case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 problem det 9 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 6 bigger obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past Other worries his anger big property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset anger=Product 2 anger his = he nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent
Option 2 You did something terrible that he will not tell you about
nsubj obj amod mark nsubj aux advmod acl iobj advmod root You PRON did VERB something PRON terrible ADJ that SCONJ he PRON will AUX not PART tell VERB you PRON about ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 did nsubj 2 did do VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 did obj 4 terrible terrible ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 5 that that SCONJ _ 9 tell mark 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 tell nsubj 7 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 tell aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 tell advmod 9 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 something acl 10 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 tell iobj 11 about about ADV _ 9 tell advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do past You something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 2 not tell speech: assert future he you about property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice Work wants him to shout at home
nsubj obj mark xcomp case obl root Work NOUN wants VERB him PRON to PART shout VERB at ADP home NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Work work NOUN Number=Sing 2 wants nsubj 2 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 wants obj 4 to to PART _ 5 shout mark 5 shout shout VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 wants xcomp 6 at at ADP _ 7 home case 7 home home NOUN Number=Sing 5 shout obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present Work him = he tree rules 2 shout speech: express not said to happen to-infinitive him = he not said here home vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 He enjoys shouting after work
nsubj aux case obl root He PRON enjoys VERB shouting VERB after ADP work NOUN 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 shouting nsubj 2 enjoys enjoy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 shouting aux 3 shouting shout VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 after after ADP _ 5 work case 5 work work NOUN Number=Sing 3 shouting obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 shout speech: express present He after work vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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