Test 3 · ★★ · Viral rumours, cancellations, fakes and apologies
Auntie Bev: "That famous family are all at war over their dad's will, I read." Why should we be careful?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: famous family, I, we · What happens: be, read · To what, where: war
This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 47 «Viral rumours, cancellations, fakes and apologies» 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: Auntie Bev: "That famous family are all at war over their dad's will, I read."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auntie | auntie | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | Bev | Bev | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Auntie | appos |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 11 war | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 war | punct |
| 5 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 family | det |
| 6 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 family | amod |
| 7 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 war | nsubj |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 war | cop |
| 9 | all | all | ADV | _ | 11 war | advmod |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 war | case |
| 11 | war | war | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Auntie | appos |
| 12 | over | over | ADP | _ | 16 will | case |
| 13 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 dad | nmod:poss |
| 14 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 will | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 14 dad | case |
| 16 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 read | aux |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 will | punct |
| 18 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 19 read | nsubj |
| 19 | read | read | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 war | advcl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 war | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 war | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | that famous family | war | all property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | read in a quote | future | I | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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 should we be careful?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 careful | advmod |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 careful | aux |
| 3 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 careful | nsubj |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 careful | cop |
| 5 | careful | careful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 careful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | should | we | careful property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
They are grieving, and money in families is private
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 grieving | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 grieving | aux |
| 3 | grieving | grieve | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 private | csubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 money | punct |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 money | cc |
| 6 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 grieving | obl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 families | case |
| 8 | families | family | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 money | nmod |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 private | cop |
| 10 | private | private | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grieve | present · progressive | They | money in families | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | is | present | grieving | private property | tree rules |
Option 2
Wills are always printed in the newspapers for anyone to read
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wills | will | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 printed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 printed | aux:pass |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 4 printed | advmod |
| 4 | printed | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root | |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 newspapers | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 newspapers | det |
| 7 | newspapers | newspaper | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 printed | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 anyone | case |
| 9 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 printed | obl |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 read | mark |
| 11 | read | read | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 anyone | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | present · passive | Wills | the newspapers | for anyone; always property | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in newspaper=Destination | ||||
| 2 | read | to-infinitive | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
All rich families fight over wills
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 families | det |
| 2 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 families | amod |
| 3 | families | family | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 fight | nsubj |
| 4 | fight | fight | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | over | over | ADP | _ | 6 wills | case |
| 6 | wills | will | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 fight | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fight | present | all rich families | over wills | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.theme NP S_ING»: agent=Agent over will=Theme |
Option 4
The dad is still alive and fine
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 dad | det |
| 2 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 alive | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 alive | cop |
| 4 | still | still | ADV | _ | 5 alive | advmod |
| 5 | alive | alive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 fine | cc |
| 7 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 alive | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the dad | still | alive property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | be | the dad not said here | tree rules |
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