Test 8 · ★★ · Sorry, white lies and «because I said so»
Nan, limping: "Oh, mustn't grumble, love, put the kettle on." What might you kindly ask?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Nan, you · What happens: limp, not grumble, put on, ask · To what, where: kettle · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★ 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: Nan, limping: "Oh, mustn't grumble, love, put the kettle on."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nan | Nan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 limping | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 limping | punct |
| 3 | limping | limp | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 grumble | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 grumble | punct |
| 6 | Oh | oh | INTJ | _ | 10 grumble | discourse |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 Oh | punct |
| 8 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 grumble | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 grumble | advmod |
| 10 | grumble | grumble | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 limping | parataxis |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 love | punct |
| 12 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 grumble | vocative |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 put | punct |
| 14 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 grumble | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 kettle | det |
| 16 | kettle | kettle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 put | obj |
| 17 | on | on | ADP | _ | 14 put | compound:prt |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 grumble | punct |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 limping | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | limp | gerund | Nan | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | not grumble speech: other in a quote | must | love vocative | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | put on in a quote | infinitive | the kettle | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent kettle=Goal |
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: What might you kindly ask?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 ask | obj |
| 2 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 ask | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 ask | nsubj |
| 4 | kindly | kindly | ADV | _ | 5 ask | advmod |
| 5 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 ask | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | might | you | kindly property | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
"Does your leg hurt, Nan?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Does | punct |
| 2 | Does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 leg | nmod:poss |
| 4 | leg | leg | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Does | obj |
| 5 | hurt | hurt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 leg | acl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 Nan | punct |
| 7 | Nan | Nan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 leg | appos |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 Does | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Does | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do in a quote | present | your leg | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | hurt in a quote | participle | your leg not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
"Why are you walking funny?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 walking | punct |
| 2 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 walking | advmod |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 walking | aux |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 walking | nsubj |
| 5 | walking | walk | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 walking | xcomp |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 walking | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 walking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk in a quote | present · progressive | you | funny property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
"Why are you always complaining?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 complaining | punct |
| 2 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 complaining | advmod |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 complaining | aux |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 complaining | nsubj |
| 5 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 complaining | advmod |
| 6 | complaining | complain | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 complaining | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 complaining | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | complain speech: other in a quote | present · progressive | you | always property | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
"Can I have a biscuit too?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 have | punct |
| 2 | Can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 have | aux |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 have | nsubj |
| 4 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 biscuit | det |
| 6 | biscuit | biscuit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 have | obj |
| 7 | too | too | ADV | _ | 4 have | advmod |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 have | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have in a quote | can | I | a biscuit | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient |
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