Test 9 · ★★ · Being a good grown-up
Mum, after the hospital: "Grandad's not as quick on his feet these days, we'll pop round more." Why will they visit more?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Grandad, we, feet · What happens: not be, pop, visit · To what, where: feet, more
This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 40 «Being a good grown-up» 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: Mum, after the hospital: "Grandad's not as quick on his feet these days, we'll pop round more."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hospital | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 hospital | punct |
| 3 | after | after | ADP | _ | 5 hospital | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 hospital | det |
| 5 | hospital | hospital | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 12 quick | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 quick | punct |
| 8 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 quick | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 quick | cop |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 quick | advmod |
| 11 | as | as | ADV | _ | 12 quick | advmod |
| 12 | quick | quick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 hospital | amod |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 15 feet | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 feet | nmod:poss |
| 15 | feet | foot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 quick | obl |
| 16 | these | this | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 17 days | det |
| 17 | days | day | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 quick | obl:unmarked |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 pop | punct |
| 19 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 21 pop | nsubj |
| 20 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 21 pop | aux |
| 21 | pop | pop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 hospital | parataxis |
| 22 | round | round | ADV | _ | 23 more | advmod |
| 23 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 21 pop | obj |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 21 pop | punct |
| 25 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 21 pop | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is in a quote | present | Grandad | Grandad's feet | day | quick property | tree rules | ||
| 2 | pop in a quote | future | we | more | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Patient |
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: Why will they visit more?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 visit | advmod |
| 2 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 visit | aux |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 visit | nsubj |
| 4 | visit | visit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 4 visit | obj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 visit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | visit | future | feet = foot | more | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Co-Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He needs more help and company as he gets older
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 | 2 needs | nsubj |
| 2 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 4 help | amod |
| 4 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 needs | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 company | cc |
| 6 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 help | conj |
| 7 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 9 gets | mark |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 gets | nsubj |
| 9 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 needs | advcl |
| 10 | older | old | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 9 gets | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need | present | He | more help and company | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme | ||||
| 2 | get | present | he | old property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
He has won some money to share
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 won | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 won | aux |
| 3 | won | win | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 5 money | det |
| 5 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 won | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 share | mark |
| 7 | share | share | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 won | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | present · perfect | He | some money | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | share | to-infinitive | He not said here | tree rules |
Option 3
He has asked them to help him move house to the seaside
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 asked | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 asked | aux |
| 3 | asked | ask | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 asked | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 help | mark |
| 6 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 asked | xcomp |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 help | obj |
| 8 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 help | xcomp |
| 9 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 move | obj |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 seaside | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 seaside | det |
| 12 | seaside | seaside | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 move | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present · perfect | He | them = they | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | help not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | him = he | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 3 | move not said to happen | infinitive | him = he not said here | house | the seaside | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent house=Theme to seaside=Trajectory |
Option 4
He wants them to do his work for him
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 | 2 wants | nsubj |
| 2 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wants | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 do | mark |
| 5 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wants | xcomp |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 work | nmod:poss |
| 7 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 do | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 him | case |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 do | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | He | them = they | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | do not said to happen | to-infinitive | them = they not said here | his work | for him = he | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality | |||
| 3 | work | his = he | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
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