Test 7 · ★★★ · Olympiad: claims, clues and tricky messages ★★★
Wee Callum, after a "challenge" he saw online: "it's just a scratch, I'm grand", but it's bleeding loads. What's wise?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Wee Callum, challenge, I · What happens: see, be, bleed · To what, where: scratch, loads · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 32 «Olympiad: claims, clues and tricky messages ★★★» 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: Wee Callum, after a "challenge" he saw online: "it's just a scratch, I'm grand", but it's bleeding loads.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wee | wee | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 Callum | amod |
| 2 | Callum | Callum | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 saw | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Callum | punct |
| 4 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 challenge | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 challenge | det |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 challenge | punct |
| 7 | challenge | challenge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 saw | obl |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 challenge | punct |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 saw | nsubj |
| 10 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | online | online | ADV | _ | 10 saw | advmod |
| 12 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 18 scratch | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 scratch | punct |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 scratch | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 scratch | cop |
| 16 | just | just | ADV | _ | 18 scratch | advmod |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 scratch | det |
| 18 | scratch | scratch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 saw | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 grand | punct |
| 20 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 22 grand | nsubj |
| 21 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 grand | cop |
| 22 | grand | grand | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 scratch | appos |
| 23 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 22 grand | punct |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 bleeding | punct |
| 25 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 28 bleeding | cc |
| 26 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 28 bleeding | nsubj |
| 27 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 28 bleeding | aux |
| 28 | bleeding | bleed | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 saw | advcl |
| 29 | loads | load | NOUN | Number=Plur | 28 bleeding | obj |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 saw | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | past | Wee Callum | after a challenge | online property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | challenge | a scratch | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | I | grand property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | bleed | present · progressive | challenge | loads | vn substance_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent load=Source |
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's wise?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wise | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wise | cop |
| 3 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wise | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | wise property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Believe him, he'd know if it was bad
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Believe | obj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 know | punct |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 know | nsubj |
| 5 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 know | aux |
| 6 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Believe | parataxis |
| 7 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 10 bad | mark |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 bad | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 bad | cop |
| 10 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 know | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | imperative | you not said here | him = he | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | know | would | he | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | is a condition, not said to happen | past | it | bad property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Tell an adult now, it may be much worse
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 adult | det |
| 3 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obj |
| 4 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 1 Tell | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Tell | punct |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 worse | nsubj |
| 7 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 worse | aux |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 worse | cop |
| 9 | much | much | ADV | _ | 10 worse | advmod |
| 10 | worse | bad | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 1 Tell | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | a adult | now | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient | |||
| 2 | is | may | adult | bad property | tree rules |
Option 3
Put a plaster on and say nothing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 plaster | det |
| 3 | plaster | plaster | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Put | obj |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 1 Put | compound:prt |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 say | cc |
| 6 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Put | conj |
| 7 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 6 say | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put on | imperative | you not said here | a plaster | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent plaster=Goal | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | nothing | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
Option 4
Ask a chatbot whether it looks fine
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 chatbot | det |
| 3 | chatbot | chatbot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ask | obj |
| 4 | whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 6 looks | mark |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 looks | nsubj |
| 6 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Ask | advcl |
| 7 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 looks | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | a chatbot | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent chatbot=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | look | present | chatbot | fine property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
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