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Test 4 · ★★ · Sorry, white lies and «because I said so»

Neighbour, leaving: "Lovely evening! We must get together again soon!" Your little brother wants to pack for their house tomorrow. Put him right.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Neighbour, We, little brother, you · What happens: leave, get together, want, pack, put · To what, where: brother

This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 37 «Sorry, white lies and «because I said so»» 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: Neighbour, leaving: "Lovely evening!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 leaving	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 leaving	punct
3	leaving	leave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 evening	punct
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 evening	punct
6	Lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 evening	amod
7	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 leaving	conj
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 leaving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	gerund	Neighbour						vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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: We must get together again soon!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 get	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 get	aux
3	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	together	together	ADV	_	3 get	advmod
5	again	again	ADV	_	3 get	advmod
6	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 get	advmod
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 get	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get together	must	We				again	soon, together property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Sentence 3: Your little brother wants to pack for their house tomorrow.

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	4 wants	nsubj
4	wants	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 pack	mark
6	pack	pack	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 wants	xcomp
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 house	case
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 house	nmod:poss
9	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pack	obl
10	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pack	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	present	Your little brother						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	pack not said to happen	to-infinitive	Your little brother not said here				tomorrow	for their house	vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme

Sentence 4: Put him right.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Put	obj
3	right	right	ADV	_	1 Put	advmod
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here		brother			right property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

No, it means they never want to see us

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	No	no	INTJ	Polarity=Neg	4 means	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 means	nsubj
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 want	nsubj
6	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	7 want	advmod
7	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 means	ccomp
8	to	to	PART	_	9 see	mark
9	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 want	xcomp
10	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 see	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	it						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	not want	present	they						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	see not said to happen	to-infinitive	they not said here	us					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer we=Stimulus

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

It's just a polite goodbye, not a real plan

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	6 goodbye	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 goodbye	cop
3	just	just	ADV	_	6 goodbye	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 goodbye	det
5	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 goodbye	amod
6	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 plan	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 plan	advmod
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 plan	det
10	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 plan	amod
11	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 goodbye	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a polite goodbye and a real plan					tree rules

Option 3

Yes, but only if it's sunny

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	8 sunny	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Yes	punct
3	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 sunny	cc
4	only	only	ADV	_	8 sunny	advmod
5	if	if	SCONJ	_	8 sunny	mark
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 sunny	nsubj
7	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 sunny	cop
8	sunny	sunny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	it					sunny property	tree rules

Option 4

Yes, pack now, they invited us

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	3 pack	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Yes	punct
3	pack	pack	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 pack	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 invited	punct
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 invited	nsubj
7	invited	invite	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 pack	conj
8	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 invited	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pack	imperative	you not said here				now		vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme
2	invite	past	they		us				vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient

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