Test 9 · ★ · Scary films, nightmares and sad endings Leo begs: "Pleeease let me watch the end, it's only an hour!" It's already late on a school night. What would a good parent say?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Leo, end, good parent · What happens: beg, let, watch, be, say · To what, where: Leo, end, hour · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★ 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: Leo begs: "Pleeease let me watch the end, it's only an hour!"
nsubj punct punct discourse ccomp obj xcomp det obj punct nsubj cop advmod det obl punct punct root Leo PROPN begs VERB : PUNCT " PUNCT Pleeease INTJ let VERB me PRON watch VERB the DET end NOUN , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX only ADV an DET hour NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leo Leo PROPN Number=Sing 2 begs nsubj 2 begs beg VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 6 let punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 6 let punct 5 Pleeease pleeease INTJ _ 6 let discourse 6 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 begs ccomp 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 let obj 8 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 let xcomp 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 end det 10 end end NOUN Number=Sing 8 watch obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 hour punct 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 hour nsubj 13 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 hour cop 14 only only ADV _ 16 hour advmod 15 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 hour det 16 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 6 let obl 17 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 let punct 18 " " PUNCT _ 6 let punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 beg speech: request present Leo vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 let in a quote infinitive Leo tree rules 3 watch in a quote infinitive Leo not said here the end vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent end=Theme 4 is a in a quote present end a hour 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: It's already late on a school night.
nsubj cop advmod case det compound obl punct root It PRON 's AUX already ADV late ADV on ADP a DET school NOUN night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 late nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 late cop 3 already already ADV _ 4 late advmod 4 late late ADV Degree=Pos root root 5 on on ADP _ 8 night case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 night det 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 night compound 8 night night NOUN Number=Sing 4 late obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 late punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present end night late property tree rules
Sentence 3: What would a good parent say?
obj aux det amod nsubj punct root What PRON would AUX a DET good ADJ parent NOUN say VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 6 say obj 2 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 say aux 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 parent det 4 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 5 parent amod 5 parent parent NOUN Number=Sing 6 say nsubj 6 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 say punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert would a good parent vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Watch the end tomorrow; sleep matters on a school night
det obj obl:unmarked punct nsubj parataxis case det compound obl root Watch VERB the DET end NOUN tomorrow NOUN ; PUNCT sleep NOUN matters VERB on ADP a DET school NOUN night NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Watch watch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 end det 3 end end NOUN Number=Sing 1 Watch obj 4 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN Number=Sing 1 Watch obl:unmarked 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 matters punct 6 sleep sleep NOUN Number=Sing 7 matters nsubj 7 matters matter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Watch parataxis 8 on on ADP _ 11 night case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 night det 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 11 night compound 11 night night NOUN Number=Sing 7 matters obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 watch imperative you not said here the end tomorrow vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent end=Theme 2 matter present sleep night vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
Option 2 Yes, but only if you skip breakfast tomorrow
discourse punct cc advmod mark nsubj compound obl:unmarked root Yes INTJ , PUNCT but CCONJ only ADV if SCONJ you PRON skip VERB breakfast NOUN tomorrow NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 7 skip discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 7 skip punct 3 but but CCONJ _ 7 skip cc 4 only only ADV _ 7 skip advmod 5 if if SCONJ _ 7 skip mark 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 skip nsubj 7 skip skip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 breakfast breakfast NOUN Number=Sing 9 tomorrow compound 9 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN Number=Sing 7 skip obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 skip present you tomorrow vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 3 No, and you can never watch that film again
discourse punct cc nsubj aux advmod det obj advmod root No INTJ , PUNCT and CCONJ you PRON can AUX never ADV watch VERB that DET film NOUN again ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 7 watch discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 7 watch punct 3 and and CCONJ _ 7 watch cc 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 watch nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 watch aux 6 never never ADV PronType=Neg 7 watch advmod 7 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 film det 9 film film NOUN Number=Sing 7 watch obj 10 again again ADV _ 7 watch advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not watch can you that film again vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme
Option 4 Yes, an hour makes no difference to anyone, even at bedtime
discourse punct det nsubj det obj case obl punct advmod case conj root Yes INTJ , PUNCT an DET hour NOUN makes VERB no DET difference NOUN to ADP anyone PRON , PUNCT even ADV at ADP bedtime NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 5 makes discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 hour det 4 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 5 makes nsubj 5 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 no no DET PronType=Neg 7 difference det 7 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing 5 makes obj 8 to to ADP _ 9 anyone case 9 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 makes obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 bedtime punct 11 even even ADV _ 13 bedtime advmod 12 at at ADP _ 13 bedtime case 13 bedtime bedtime NOUN Number=Sing 9 anyone conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make present a hour no difference to anyone vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset difference=Product
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