Test 2 · Stories, jokes and riddles with a chatbot
Your mate says, "bot said strawberry's got 2 r's so that's that". Put him right.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mate, bot, strawberry, that, you · What happens: say, get, be, put · To what, where: 2 r, that, strawberry · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 of lesson 4 «Stories, jokes and riddles with a chatbot» 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: Your mate says, "bot said strawberry's got 2 r's so that's that".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 said | punct |
| 6 | bot | bot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 said | nsubj |
| 7 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | ccomp |
| 8 | strawberry | strawberry | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 said | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 strawberry | case |
| 10 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 strawberry | acl |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 12 r | nummod |
| 12 | r | r | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 got | obj |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 r | case |
| 14 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 17 that | mark |
| 15 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 17 that | nsubj |
| 16 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 that | cop |
| 17 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 said | nsubj |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 said | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your mate | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | bot | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | get in a quote | participle | strawberry not said here | 2 r | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer r=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | is a in a quote | present | that | that | tree rules |
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: Put him right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | strawberry | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |
The options
Option 1
It depends on how you say it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 depends | nsubj |
| 2 | depends | depend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | SCONJ | _ | 6 say | mark |
| 4 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 say | advmod |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 say | nsubj |
| 6 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 depends | advcl |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 say | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | depend | present | It | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | you | it | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Count it yourself: s-t-r-a-w-b-e-r-r-y has three
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Count | count | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Count | obj |
| 3 | yourself | yourself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 1 Count | obj |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 Count | punct |
| 5 | s | s | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 t | compound |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 s | punct |
| 7 | t | t | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 has | nsubj |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 t | punct |
| 9 | r | r | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 t | conj |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 13 w | punct |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 w | det |
| 12 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 11 a | punct |
| 13 | w | w | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 r | appos |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 13 w | punct |
| 15 | b | B | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 w | flat |
| 16 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 17 e | punct |
| 17 | e | e | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 b | conj |
| 18 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 19 r | punct |
| 19 | r | r | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 e | conj |
| 20 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 21 r | punct |
| 21 | r | r | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 r | conj |
| 22 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 23 y | punct |
| 23 | y | y | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 r | conj |
| 24 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Count | parataxis |
| 25 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 24 has | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | count | imperative | you not said here | it | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | have | present | s t and r | three | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent three=Patient |
Option 3
It has one r, both are wrong
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 r | nummod |
| 4 | r | r | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 has | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 wrong | punct |
| 6 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 wrong | nsubj |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 wrong | cop |
| 8 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 has | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | It | one r | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent r=Patient | ||||
| 2 | is | present | both | wrong property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
He's right, bots count letters perfectly every time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 count | punct |
| 5 | bots | bot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 count | nsubj |
| 6 | count | count | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | parataxis |
| 7 | letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 count | obj |
| 8 | perfectly | perfectly | ADV | _ | 6 count | advmod |
| 9 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 time | det |
| 10 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 count | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | count | present | bots | letters | time | perfectly property | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |
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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