Test 11 · Secrets, scams and always telling a grown-up
A caller says he's "from the school" and in a hurry: "no time to call back, card now". What does the hurry tell you?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: caller, hurry · What happens: say, be, call back, tell · To what, where: school, you · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 of lesson 16 «Secrets, scams and always telling a grown-up» of the AI 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 caller says he's "from the school" and in a hurry: "no time to call back, card now".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 caller | det |
| 2 | caller | caller | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 school | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 school | cop |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 school | punct |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 school | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 school | det |
| 9 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | ccomp |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 school | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 hurry | cc |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 hurry | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 hurry | det |
| 14 | hurry | hurry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 school | conj |
| 15 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 18 time | punct |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 time | punct |
| 17 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 18 time | det |
| 18 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | ccomp |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 call | mark |
| 20 | call | call | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 time | acl |
| 21 | back | back | ADV | _ | 20 call | advmod |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 card | punct |
| 23 | card | card | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 time | conj |
| 24 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 23 card | advmod |
| 25 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 time | punct |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a caller | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | caller | the school and a hurry | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | call back speech: assert in a quote | to-infinitive | a caller not said here | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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 does the hurry tell you?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 tell | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 tell | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 hurry | det |
| 4 | hurry | hurry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 tell | nsubj |
| 5 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 tell | iobj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 tell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present · do-support | the hurry | you | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient what=Topic |
The options
Option 1
Real schools are always in a hurry
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 schools | amod |
| 2 | schools | school | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 hurry | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 hurry | cop |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 7 hurry | advmod |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 hurry | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 hurry | det |
| 7 | hurry | hurry | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Real schools | a hurry | always property | tree rules |
Option 2
Hurry means the trip is nearly full
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurry | hurry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 trip | det |
| 4 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 full | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 full | cop |
| 6 | nearly | nearly | ADV | _ | 7 full | advmod |
| 7 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Hurry | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the trip | full, nearly property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Pushing you to rush is a common scam trick
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pushing | push | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 trick | csubj |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 1 Pushing | obj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 rush | mark |
| 4 | rush | rush | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Pushing | advcl |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 trick | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 trick | det |
| 7 | common | common | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 trick | amod |
| 8 | scam | scam | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 trick | compound |
| 9 | trick | trick | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | push | gerund | you | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme | |||||
| 2 | rush | to-infinitive | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | is a | present | Pushing | a common scam trick | tree rules |
Option 4
The call must be real if it is urgent
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 call | det |
| 2 | call | call | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 real | nsubj |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 real | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 real | cop |
| 5 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 9 urgent | mark |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 urgent | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 urgent | cop |
| 9 | urgent | urgent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 real | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | must | the call | real property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | call | urgent property | tree rules |
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