Test 11 · ★★ · The parents walk in: how good parents react
A boy: "If your parents check your history, it means they don't trust you." Is that right here?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: parents, it, that · What happens: check, mean, not trust, be · To what, where: history, boy, you · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 59 «The parents walk in: how good parents react» 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: A boy: "If your parents check your history, it means they don't trust you."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 boy | det |
| 2 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 13 means | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 means | punct |
| 5 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 check | mark |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 parents | nmod:poss |
| 7 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 check | nsubj |
| 8 | check | check | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 means | advcl |
| 9 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 history | nmod:poss |
| 10 | history | history | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 check | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 check | punct |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 means | nsubj |
| 13 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 boy | acl:relcl |
| 14 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 trust | nsubj |
| 15 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 trust | aux |
| 16 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 17 trust | advmod |
| 17 | trust | trust | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 means | ccomp |
| 18 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 17 trust | obj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 boy | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 boy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | check a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | your parents | your history | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent history=Theme | ||||
| 2 | mean in a quote | present | it | a boy not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | not trust in a quote | present · do-support | parents = parent | you | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=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: Is that right here?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 2 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 right | nsubj |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 right | advmod |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | that | here | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
No, after an accident it's to understand and fix it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 accident | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 accident | punct |
| 3 | after | after | ADP | _ | 5 accident | case |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 accident | det |
| 5 | accident | accident | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 understand | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 understand | cop |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 understand | mark |
| 9 | understand | understand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 accident | parataxis |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 fix | cc |
| 11 | fix | fix | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 understand | conj |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 fix | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | accident | understand property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | fix | infinitive | accident not said here | accident | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
No, history is checked only to find good films
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 checked | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | history | history | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 checked | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 checked | aux:pass |
| 5 | checked | check | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 find | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 find | mark |
| 8 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 checked | advcl |
| 9 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 films | amod |
| 10 | films | film | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 find | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | check | present · passive | history | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | find | to-infinitive | good films | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Topic |
Option 3
Yes, parents never check anything for a good reason
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 check | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 check | nsubj |
| 4 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 check | advmod |
| 5 | check | check | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 check | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 reason | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 reason | det |
| 9 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 reason | amod |
| 10 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 check | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not check | present | parents | anything | for a good reason | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent anything=Theme for reason=Attribute |
Option 4
Yes, checking history always means they think you lie
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | checking | check | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 means | csubj |
| 4 | history | history | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 checking | obj |
| 5 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 means | advmod |
| 6 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 think | nsubj |
| 8 | think | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 means | ccomp |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 lie | nsubj |
| 10 | lie | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 think | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | check | gerund | history | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent history=Theme | |||||
| 2 | mean | present | checking | always property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | think speech: other | present | they | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | lie | present | you | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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