Test 1 · ★★ · Tabloids, «sources close to» and the photo that tells a st…
Big sister, scrolling: "omg 'sources close to' her say she's dumped him!!" You ask what the singer herself said. "Nothing yet." So how sure is it?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: You, singer, it · What happens: scroll, say, dump, ask, be · To what, where: she · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 46 «Tabloids, «sources close to» and the photo that tells a story» 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: Big sister, scrolling: "omg 'sources close to' her say she's dumped him!!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 sister | amod |
| 2 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 scrolling | punct |
| 4 | scrolling | scroll | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 sister | conj |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 sister | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 sources | punct |
| 7 | omg | omg | INTJ | _ | 9 sources | discourse |
| 8 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 7 omg | punct |
| 9 | sources | source | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 sister | appos |
| 10 | close | close | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 sources | amod |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 close | fixed |
| 12 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 14 say | punct |
| 13 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 say | nmod:poss |
| 14 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 close | conj |
| 15 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 dumped | nsubj |
| 16 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 dumped | aux:pass |
| 17 | dumped | dump | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 say | ccomp |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 dumped | obj |
| 19 | !! | !! | PUNCT | _ | 10 close | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 sources | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scroll | gerund | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | infinitive | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | dump in a quote | present · passive | she | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme he=Destination |
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: You ask what the singer herself said. "
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 ask | nsubj |
| 2 | ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 7 said | obj |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 singer | det |
| 5 | singer | singer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 said | nsubj |
| 6 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 7 said | nsubj |
| 7 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 ask | ccomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 ask | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 ask | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | You | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | the singer | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
Sentence 3: Nothing yet."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | root | root |
| 2 | yet | yet | ADV | _ | 1 Nothing | advmod |
| 3 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nothing | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nothing | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 4: So how sure is it?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So | so | ADV | _ | 3 sure | advmod |
| 2 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 3 sure | advmod |
| 3 | sure | sure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 sure | cop |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 sure | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 sure | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | it | sure property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Not sure at all; nobody has confirmed it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 2 sure | advmod |
| 2 | sure | sure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 all | case |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 sure | obl |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 confirmed | punct |
| 6 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 8 confirmed | nsubj |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 confirmed | aux |
| 8 | confirmed | confirm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 sure | conj |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 confirmed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confirm | present · perfect | nobody | it | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Topic |
Option 2
Sure, because it's on a big app
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sure | sure | INTJ | _ | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Sure | punct |
| 3 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 9 app | mark |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 app | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 app | cop |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 app | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 app | det |
| 8 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 app | amod |
| 9 | app | app | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Sure | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | it | a big app | tree rules |
Option 3
Totally sure, because sources never lie
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Totally | totally | ADV | _ | 2 sure | advmod |
| 2 | sure | sure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 sure | punct |
| 4 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 lie | mark |
| 5 | sources | source | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 lie | nsubj |
| 6 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 7 lie | advmod |
| 7 | lie | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 sure | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not lie | present | sources | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Sure, because all her fans believe it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sure | sure | INTJ | _ | 7 believe | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 believe | punct |
| 3 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 believe | mark |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 fans | det:predet |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 fans | nmod:poss |
| 6 | fans | fan | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 believe | nsubj |
| 7 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 believe | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | present | her fans | it | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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