Test 9 · ★★ · Tabloids, «sources close to» and the photo that tells a st…
Little sister: "The papers can write anything they want about famous people, it's allowed." Put her right.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: papers, you · What happens: write, want, allow, put · To what, where: anything, it, her
This is test 9 · ★★ 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: Little sister: "The papers can write anything they want about famous people, it's allowed."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 sister | amod |
| 2 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 write | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 write | punct |
| 5 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 papers | det |
| 6 | papers | paper | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 write | nsubj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 write | aux |
| 8 | write | write | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 sister | parataxis |
| 9 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 8 write | obj |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 want | nsubj |
| 11 | want | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 anything | acl:relcl |
| 12 | about | about | ADP | _ | 14 people | case |
| 13 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 people | amod |
| 14 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 want | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 allowed | punct |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 17 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 allowed | aux:pass |
| 18 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 write | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sister | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 sister | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write in a quote | can | the papers | anything | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme | ||||
| 2 | want in a quote | present | papers = paper | about famous people | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot | ||||
| 3 | allow in a quote | present · passive | it | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
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: Put her 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 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem 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 | her = she | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal |
The options
Option 1
Yes, as long as it's printed in a glossy magazine
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 long | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | as | as | ADV | _ | 4 long | advmod |
| 4 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 8 printed | mark |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 printed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 printed | aux:pass |
| 8 | printed | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 long | advcl | |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 magazine | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 magazine | det |
| 11 | glossy | glossy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 magazine | amod |
| 12 | magazine | magazine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 printed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | present · passive | it | a glossy magazine | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in magazine=Destination |
Option 2
No, papers can only write nice things about people
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 write | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | papers | paper | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 write | nsubj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 write | aux |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 6 write | advmod |
| 6 | write | write | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 things | amod |
| 8 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 write | obj |
| 9 | about | about | ADP | _ | 10 people | case |
| 10 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 write | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write | can | papers | nice things | about people | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent thing=Recipient about people=Topic |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, famous people gave up all their rights to privacy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 gave | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 gave | punct |
| 3 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 people | amod |
| 4 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 gave | nsubj |
| 5 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 gave | compound:prt |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 rights | det:predet |
| 8 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 rights | nmod:poss |
| 9 | rights | right | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 gave | obj |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 privacy | case |
| 11 | privacy | privacy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 gave | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give up | past | famous people | people's rights | privacy | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent right=Theme to privacy=Recipient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
No, they must not lie or break privacy laws
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 lie | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 lie | nsubj |
| 4 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 lie | aux |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 lie | advmod |
| 6 | lie | lie | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 break | cc |
| 8 | break | break | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 lie | conj |
| 9 | privacy | privacy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 laws | compound |
| 10 | laws | law | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 break | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not lie | must | they | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | break | infinitive | they not said here | privacy laws | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer law=Patient |
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