Test 6 · ★★ · How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say…
The teacher: "Liking and sharing a nasty post about someone counts too." What is she saying?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: teacher · What happens: like, share, count, say · To what, where: nasty post · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 49 «How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say it to their face» 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: The teacher: "Liking and sharing a nasty post about someone counts too."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 teacher | det |
| 2 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 counts | nsubj |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 Liking | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 Liking | punct |
| 5 | Liking | like | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 counts | csubj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 sharing | cc |
| 7 | sharing | share | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 Liking | conj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 post | det |
| 9 | nasty | nasty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 post | amod |
| 10 | post | post | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sharing | obj |
| 11 | about | about | ADP | _ | 12 someone | case |
| 12 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 10 post | nmod |
| 13 | counts | count | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 14 | too | too | ADV | _ | 13 counts | advmod |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 counts | punct |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 counts | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | like in a quote | gerund | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 2 | share in a quote | gerund | a nasty post | about someone | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | count in a quote | present | the teacher | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
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 is she saying?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 saying | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 saying | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 saying | nsubj |
| 4 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 saying | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present · progressive | teacher | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1
Only writing a post yourself can ever be bullying
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 2 writing | advmod |
| 2 | writing | write | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 bullying | csubj |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 post | det |
| 4 | post | post | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 writing | obj |
| 5 | yourself | yourself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 4 post | nmod |
| 6 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 bullying | aux |
| 7 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 9 bullying | advmod |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 bullying | cop |
| 9 | bullying | bullying | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write | gerund | a post yourself | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent post=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is a | can | writing | bullying | ever | tree rules |
Option 2
Liking a post is always kind
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liking | like | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 kind | csubj |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 post | det |
| 3 | post | post | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Liking | obj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 kind | cop |
| 5 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 kind | advmod |
| 6 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | like | gerund | a post | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot post=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is | present | Liking | always, kind property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Sharing a cruel rumour online can be bullying
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharing | share | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 bullying | csubj |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 rumour | det |
| 3 | cruel | cruel | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 rumour | amod |
| 4 | rumour | rumour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Sharing | obj |
| 5 | online | online | ADV | _ | 1 Sharing | advmod |
| 6 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 bullying | aux |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 bullying | cop |
| 8 | bullying | bullying | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | share | gerund | a cruel rumour | online property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | can | Sharing | bullying | tree rules |
Option 4
Posts online don't count at school
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Posts | post | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 count | nsubj |
| 2 | online | online | ADV | _ | 1 Posts | advmod |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 count | aux |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 count | advmod |
| 5 | count | count | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 school | case |
| 7 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 count | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not count | present · do-support | Posts | school | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
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