Test 10 · ★ · Scary films, nightmares and sad endings Sophie, weeks later: "I keep thinking about the mum in that film. Does that mean my mum will die?" What's the kind, true answer?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: I, that, mum, kind true answer · What happens: keep, think, mean, die, be · To what, where: film · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 56 «Scary films, nightmares and sad endings» 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: Sophie, weeks later: "I keep thinking about the mum in that film.
compound punct obl:unmarked advmod punct punct nsubj xcomp case det obl case det obl punct root Sophie PROPN , PUNCT weeks NOUN later ADV : PUNCT " PUNCT I PRON keep VERB thinking VERB about ADP the DET mum NOUN in ADP that DET film NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sophie Sophie PROPN Number=Sing 3 weeks compound 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Sophie punct 3 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 4 later obl:unmarked 4 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 8 keep advmod 5 : : PUNCT _ 8 keep punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 8 keep punct 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 keep nsubj 8 keep keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 thinking think VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 keep xcomp 10 about about ADP _ 12 mum case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 mum det 12 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 9 thinking obl 13 in in ADP _ 15 film case 14 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 15 film det 15 film film NOUN Number=Sing 9 thinking obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 8 keep punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 keep in a quote present I late property tree rules 2 think speech: other in a quote gerund I not said here that film about the mum vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about mum=Topic
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: Does that mean my mum will die?"
aux nsubj nmod:poss nsubj aux ccomp punct punct root Does AUX that PRON mean VERB my PRON mum NOUN will AUX die VERB ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 2 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 mean nsubj 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 mum nmod:poss 5 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 7 die nsubj 6 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 die aux 7 die die VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 mean ccomp 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 mean punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present · do-support that vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 die future my mum vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Sentence 3: What's the kind, true answer?
cop det amod punct amod nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET kind ADJ , PUNCT true ADJ answer NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 answer det 4 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 7 answer amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 kind punct 6 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 7 answer amod 7 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the kind true answer tree rules
The options Option 1 No, mums in real life never get ill at all
discourse punct nsubj case amod nmod advmod xcomp case obl root No INTJ , PUNCT mums NOUN in ADP real ADJ life NOUN never ADV get VERB ill ADJ at ADP all DET The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 3 mums discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 mums mum NOUN Number=Plur 8 get nsubj 4 in in ADP _ 6 life case 5 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 6 life amod 6 life life NOUN Number=Sing 3 mums nmod 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 8 get advmod 8 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 8 get xcomp 10 at at ADP _ 11 all case 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 9 ill obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not get present mums in real life ill property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Option 2 Nobody knows, so you'd better keep watching it
nsubj punct advmod nsubj aux advmod ccomp xcomp obj root Nobody PRON knows VERB , PUNCT so ADV you PRON 'd AUX better ADV keep VERB watching VERB it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 knows nsubj 2 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 8 keep punct 4 so so ADV _ 8 keep advmod 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 keep nsubj 6 'd would AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 keep aux 7 better well ADV Degree=Cmp 8 keep advmod 8 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 knows ccomp 9 watching watch VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 keep xcomp 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 watching obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 know present Nobody vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 keep would you well property tree rules 3 watch gerund you not said here it vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer No, the film is a story; thinking about it is normal
discourse punct det nsubj cop det nsubj punct acl case obl cop root No INTJ , PUNCT the DET film NOUN is AUX a DET story NOUN ; PUNCT thinking VERB about ADP it PRON is AUX normal ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 7 story discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 film det 4 film film NOUN Number=Sing 7 story nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 story cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 story det 7 story story NOUN Number=Sing 13 normal nsubj 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 story punct 9 thinking think VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 story acl 10 about about ADP _ 11 it case 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 thinking obl 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 normal cop 13 normal normal ADJ Degree=Pos root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the film a story tree rules 2 think speech: other gerund a story not said here about story vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic 3 is present a story normal property tree rules
Option 4 Yes, films often tell us what will happen next in real life
discourse punct nsubj advmod iobj nsubj aux ccomp advmod case amod obl root Yes INTJ , PUNCT films NOUN often ADV tell VERB us PRON what PRON will AUX happen VERB next ADV in ADP real ADJ life NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 3 films discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 films film NOUN Number=Plur 5 tell nsubj 4 often often ADV _ 5 tell advmod 5 tell tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 tell iobj 7 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 happen nsubj 8 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 happen aux 9 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 tell ccomp 10 next next ADV _ 9 happen advmod 11 in in ADP _ 13 life case 12 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 13 life amod 13 life life NOUN Number=Sing 9 happen obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert present films us often property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic 2 happen future real life next property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in life=Location
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