Test 6 · Age ratings in the UK, the USA, Australia and Canada, and…
Mum, grumbling: "Bloody thing says 13+, but there's a bit even I didn't like." What is she noticing?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mum, Bloody thing, bit · What happens: grumble, say, be, not like, notice · To what, where: 13, bit · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 57 «Age ratings in the UK, the USA, Australia and Canada, and why they exist» 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: Mum, grumbling: "Bloody thing says 13+, but there's a bit even I didn't like."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 grumbling | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 grumbling | punct |
| 3 | grumbling | grumble | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 says | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 says | punct |
| 6 | Bloody | bloody | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 thing | amod |
| 7 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 says | nsubj |
| 8 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 grumbling | parataxis |
| 9 | 13 | 13 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 says | obj |
| 10 | + | + | SYM | _ | 9 13 | cc |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 's | punct |
| 12 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 14 's | cc |
| 13 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 14 's | expl |
| 14 | 's | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 says | parataxis |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 bit | det |
| 16 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 's | nsubj |
| 17 | even | even | ADV | _ | 21 like | advmod |
| 18 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 21 like | nsubj |
| 19 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 21 like | aux |
| 20 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 21 like | advmod |
| 21 | like | like | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 bit | acl |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 grumbling | punct |
| 23 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 grumbling | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grumble speech: other | gerund | Mum | vn complain-37.8 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | Bloody thing | 13 | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent 13=Topic | ||||
| 3 | be in a quote | present | a bit | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | not like in a quote | past · do-support | Mum | a bit not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bit=Theme |
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 noticing?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 noticing | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 noticing | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 noticing | nsubj |
| 4 | noticing | notice | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 noticing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | notice | present · progressive | bit | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The film must have been made by a child
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 film | det |
| 2 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 made | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 made | aux |
| 4 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 made | aux |
| 5 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 made | aux:pass |
| 6 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 child | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 child | det |
| 9 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 made | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | must · perfect · passive | a child | the film | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product |
Option 2
The label means she is too young to watch it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 label | det |
| 2 | label | label | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 young | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 young | cop |
| 6 | too | too | ADV | _ | 7 young | advmod |
| 7 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 means | ccomp |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 watch | mark |
| 9 | watch | watch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 young | advcl |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 watch | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | the label | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | label | young property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | watch | to-infinitive | label not said here | it | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Labels help, but parents still judge for their child
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labels | label | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 help | nsubj |
| 2 | help | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 judge | punct |
| 4 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 judge | cc |
| 5 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 judge | nsubj |
| 6 | still | still | ADV | _ | 7 judge | advmod |
| 7 | judge | judge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 help | advcl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 child | case |
| 9 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 child | nmod:poss |
| 10 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 judge | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | present | Labels | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | judge | present | parents | still | for parents's child | vn captain-29.8 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for child=Beneficiary |
Option 4
Streaming labels are always exactly right for everyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Streaming | streaming | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 labels | compound |
| 2 | labels | label | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 right | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 right | cop |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 right | advmod |
| 5 | exactly | exactly | ADV | _ | 6 right | advmod |
| 6 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 everyone | case |
| 8 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 6 right | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Streaming labels | for everyone; always, exactly, right property | tree rules |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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