Test 7 · ★★ · Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs o…
Grandma chuckles at the weather forecast: "He can't even see the map, you know." What does she mean?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: He, you, she · What happens: not see, know, mean · To what, where: map
This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 52 «Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs opinion» 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: Grandma chuckles at the weather forecast: "He can't even see the map, you know."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandma | grandma | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 chuckles | compound |
| 2 | chuckles | chuckle | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 forecast | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 forecast | det |
| 5 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 forecast | compound |
| 6 | forecast | forecast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 chuckles | nmod |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 chuckles | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 see | punct |
| 9 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 see | nsubj |
| 10 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 see | aux |
| 11 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 see | advmod |
| 12 | even | even | ADV | _ | 13 see | advmod |
| 13 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 chuckles | parataxis |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 map | det |
| 15 | map | map | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 see | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 know | punct |
| 17 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 18 know | nsubj |
| 18 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 see | advcl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 see | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see in a quote | can | He | the map | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer map=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | know in a quote | present | you | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
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 does she mean?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 mean | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mean | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 mean | nsubj |
| 4 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present · do-support | she | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1
He is reading the weather off his hand
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 reading | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 reading | aux |
| 3 | reading | read | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 weather | det |
| 5 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reading | obj |
| 6 | off | off | ADP | _ | 8 hand | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 hand | nmod:poss |
| 8 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reading | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | read | present · progressive | He | the weather | off his hand | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weather=Topic |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The map is added by computer behind him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 map | det |
| 2 | map | map | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 added | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 added | aux:pass |
| 4 | added | add | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 computer | case |
| 6 | computer | computer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 added | obl |
| 7 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 8 him | case |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 added | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | add speech: assert | present · passive | computer | the map | behind him = he | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
Option 3
The map is on the floor under his feet
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 map | det |
| 2 | map | map | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 floor | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 floor | cop |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 floor | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 floor | det |
| 6 | floor | floor | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | under | under | ADP | _ | 9 feet | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 feet | nmod:poss |
| 9 | feet | foot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 floor | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the map | the floor | under his feet | tree rules |
Option 4
He has forgotten his glasses at home today
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 forgotten | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 forgotten | aux |
| 3 | forgotten | forget | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 glasses | nmod:poss |
| 5 | glasses | glass | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 forgotten | obj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 home | case |
| 7 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 forgotten | obl |
| 8 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 forgotten | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forget | present · perfect | He | his glasses | home | today | tree rules |
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