Test 2 · ★★ · Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up, and parental contr…

Charlie writes the two steps on a sticky note for the fridge. Which note is right?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Charlie, note · What happens: write, be · To what, where: two steps, sticky note

This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 60 «Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up, and parental controls» 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: Charlie writes the two steps on a sticky note for the fridge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Charlie	Charlie	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 writes	nsubj
2	writes	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 steps	det
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 steps	nummod
5	steps	step	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 writes	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 note	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 note	det
8	sticky	sticky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 note	amod
9	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 steps	nmod
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 fridge	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 fridge	det
12	fridge	fridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 note	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 writes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	present	Charlie	the two steps		a sticky note for the fridge			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent step=Theme on note=Destination

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: Which note is right?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	DET	PronType=Int	2 note	det
2	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 right	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 right	cop
4	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 right	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	which note					right property	tree rules

The options

Option 1

Watch it. 2. Tell a friend.

Sentence 1: 1.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	1	1	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 1	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: Watch it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Watch	watch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Watch	obj
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Watch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	imperative	you not said here	it					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Sentence 3: 2.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 2	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 4: Tell a friend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 friend	det
3	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Tell	obj
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	imperative	you not said here		a friend				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Switch off. 2. Tell a grown-up.

Sentence 1: 1.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	1	1	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 1	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: Switch off.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Switch	switch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	off	off	ADP	_	1 Switch	compound:prt
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Switch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	switch off	imperative	you not said here						vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Sentence 3: 2.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 2	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 4: Tell a grown-up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 up	det
3	grown	grown	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 up	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 up	punct
5	up	up	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Tell	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	a grown up					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent up=Recipient

Option 3

Hide. 2. Forget it happened.

Sentence 1: 1.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	1	1	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 1	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: Hide.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hide	hide	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Hide	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 3: 2.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 2	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 4: Forget it happened.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Forget	forget	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 happened	nsubj
3	happened	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Forget	ccomp
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Forget	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	forget	imperative	you not said here						tree rules
2	happen	past	it						vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4

Turn it down. 2. Keep quiet.

Sentence 1: 1.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	1	1	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 1	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: Turn it down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Turn	obj
3	down	down	ADP	_	1 Turn	compound:prt
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn down	imperative	you not said here	it					vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Sentence 3: 2.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 2	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 4: Keep quiet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Keep	xcomp
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here					quiet property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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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