Test 5 · ★★ · Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up, and parental contr…
Dad on the phone to the TV company: "Yeah, I need to set a PIN for anything over a 12, the kids use it." What is he doing?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, kids, Dad · What happens: need, set, use, do · To what, where: PIN, 12
This is test 5 · ★★ 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: Dad on the phone to the TV company: "Yeah, I need to set a PIN for anything over a 12, the kids use it."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 phone | nsubj |
| 2 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 phone | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 phone | det |
| 4 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 company | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 company | det |
| 7 | TV | TV | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 company | compound |
| 8 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 phone | nmod |
| 9 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 14 need | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 need | punct |
| 11 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 14 need | discourse |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 need | punct |
| 13 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 need | nsubj |
| 14 | need | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 phone | parataxis |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 set | mark |
| 16 | set | set | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 need | xcomp |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 PIN | det |
| 18 | PIN | pin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 set | obj |
| 19 | for | for | ADP | _ | 20 anything | case |
| 20 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 16 set | obl |
| 21 | over | over | ADP | _ | 23 12 | case |
| 22 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 12 | det |
| 23 | 12 | 12 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 16 set | obl |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 use | punct |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 kids | det |
| 26 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 27 use | nsubj |
| 27 | use | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 need | conj |
| 28 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 27 use | obj |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 phone | punct |
| 30 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 phone | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need in a quote | present | I | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | set not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | I not said here | a PIN | a 12 | for anything | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pin=Theme over 12=Destination | ||
| 3 | use in a quote | present | the kids | PIN | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
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 he doing?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 doing | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 doing | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 doing | nsubj |
| 4 | doing | do | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 doing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present · progressive | Dad | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Asking for more 18 films to be added
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 films | case |
| 3 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 4 18 | advmod |
| 4 | 18 | 18 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 films | nummod |
| 5 | films | film | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Asking | obl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 added | mark |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 added | aux:pass |
| 8 | added | add | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Asking | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | gerund | for 18 films | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | add speech: assert | to-infinitive · passive | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle» |
Option 2
Ordering a new TV for the kids' room
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ordering | order | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 TV | det |
| 3 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 TV | amod |
| 4 | TV | TV | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ordering | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 room | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 kids | det |
| 7 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 room | nmod:poss |
| 8 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 7 kids | case |
| 9 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ordering | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | gerund | a new TV | for the kids's room | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent tv=Theme for room=Beneficiary |
Option 3
Cancelling the TV because it's broken
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cancelling | cancell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 TV | det |
| 3 | TV | TV | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Cancelling | obj |
| 4 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 broken | mark |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 broken | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 broken | aux:pass |
| 7 | broken | break | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Cancelling | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cancell | gerund | the TV | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | break | present · passive | TV | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Setting parental controls with a PIN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Setting | set | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | parental | parental | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 controls | amod |
| 3 | controls | control | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Setting | obj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 PIN | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 PIN | det |
| 6 | PIN | pin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Setting | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | set | gerund | parental controls | with a PIN | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent control=Patient with pin=Instrument |
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