Test 9 · ★★ · Famous people are people: privacy, scams and kind stories
Little brother sees an AI video of an actor selling sweets: "he said it so it's true!" What do you tell him?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Little brother, AI video, brother, video, you · What happens: see, sell, say, be, tell · To what, where: AI video, sweets, video, brother · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 48 «Famous people are people: privacy, scams and kind stories» 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 brother sees an AI video of an actor selling sweets: "he said it so it's true!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 brother | amod |
| 2 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sees | nsubj |
| 3 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 video | det |
| 5 | AI | ai | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 video | compound |
| 6 | video | video | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sees | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 actor | case |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 actor | det |
| 9 | actor | actor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 video | nmod |
| 10 | selling | sell | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 video | acl |
| 11 | sweets | sweet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 selling | obj |
| 12 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 15 said | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 said | punct |
| 14 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 said | nsubj |
| 15 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 sees | parataxis |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 said | obj |
| 17 | so | so | ADV | _ | 20 true | advmod |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 true | nsubj |
| 19 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 true | cop |
| 20 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 said | advcl |
| 21 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 20 true | punct |
| 22 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | Little brother | a AI video of a actor | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | sell | gerund | a AI video of a actor not said here | sweets | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | brother | video | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ||||
| 4 | is in a quote | present | video | true property | tree rules |
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 do you tell him?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 tell | obj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 tell | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 tell | nsubj |
| 4 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 tell | iobj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 tell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present · do-support | you | brother | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient what=Topic |
The options
Option 1
If his face is in it, then he said it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 is | mark |
| 2 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 face | nmod:poss |
| 3 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 is | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 said | advcl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 it | case |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 is | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 is | punct |
| 8 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 said | advmod |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 said | nsubj |
| 10 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 said | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be a condition, not said to happen | present | his face | it | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in it=Location | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | face | it | then | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
Option 2
Actors always sell sweets in their adverts, so it is fine
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Actors | actor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sell | nsubj |
| 2 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 3 sell | advmod |
| 3 | sell | sell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | sweets | sweet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sell | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 adverts | case |
| 6 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 adverts | nmod:poss |
| 7 | adverts | advert | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sell | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 fine | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 fine | advmod |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 fine | expl |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 fine | cop |
| 12 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sell | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sell | present | Actors | sweets | Actors's adverts | always property | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme | ||
| 2 | is | present | Actors not said here | fine property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
AI can only make videos of cartoons
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | ai | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 make | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 make | aux |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 make | advmod |
| 4 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | videos | video | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 make | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 cartoons | case |
| 7 | cartoons | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 videos | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | can | AI | videos of cartoons | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset video=Product |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The video can be fake; check if he really said it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 video | det |
| 2 | video | video | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 fake | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 fake | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 fake | cop |
| 5 | fake | fake | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 7 check | punct |
| 7 | check | check | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 fake | parataxis |
| 8 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 11 said | mark |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 said | nsubj |
| 10 | really | really | ADV | _ | 11 said | advmod |
| 11 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 check | ccomp |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 said | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | can | the video | fake property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | check | infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | say speech: assert a condition, not said to happen | past | he | video | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
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