Test 4 · ★ · Painting: paints, brushes, mess and mistakes
Dmytro's mum says "Well that's a vibe, but you're repainting it Saturday, mister." What does she mean?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: mum, that, you · What happens: say, be, repaint, mean · To what, where: vibe · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 14 «Painting: paints, brushes, mess and mistakes» of the arts 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: Dmytro's mum says "Well that's a vibe, but you're repainting it Saturday, mister."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmytro | Dmytro | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mum | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Dmytro | case |
| 3 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 vibe | punct |
| 6 | Well | well | INTJ | _ | 10 vibe | discourse |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 10 vibe | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 vibe | cop |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 vibe | det |
| 10 | vibe | vibe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | ccomp |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 repainting | punct |
| 12 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 15 repainting | cc |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 15 repainting | nsubj |
| 14 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 repainting | aux |
| 15 | repainting | repaint | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 says | advcl |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 repainting | obj |
| 17 | Saturday | Saturday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 repainting | obl:unmarked |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 mister | punct |
| 19 | mister | mister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 repainting | obj |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 19 mister | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 mister | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Dmytro's mum | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | that | a vibe | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | repaint in a quote | present · progressive | you | vibe | saturday | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent it=Patient mister=Result |
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 she mean?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 mean | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mean | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 mean | nsubj |
| 4 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present · do-support | mum | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1
The wall will dry by Saturday, so he can paint more then
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 wall | det |
| 2 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 dry | nsubj |
| 3 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 dry | aux |
| 4 | dry | dry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 Saturday | case |
| 6 | Saturday | Saturday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 dry | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 paint | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 paint | advmod |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 paint | nsubj |
| 10 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 paint | aux |
| 11 | paint | paint | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 dry | conj |
| 12 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 11 paint | obj |
| 13 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 11 paint | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dry | future | the wall | saturday | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 2 | paint | can | wall | more | then | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent more=Destination |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It's interesting, but he must cover it up
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 | 3 interesting | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 interesting | cop |
| 3 | interesting | interesting | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 cover | punct |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 8 cover | cc |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 cover | nsubj |
| 7 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 cover | aux |
| 8 | cover | cover | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 interesting | conj |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 cover | obj |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 8 cover | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | interesting property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | cover up | must | he | it | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |
Option 3
He must paint the whole house
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 paint | nsubj |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 paint | aux |
| 3 | paint | paint | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 house | det |
| 5 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 house | amod |
| 6 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 paint | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | paint | must | He | the whole house | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent house=Destination |
Option 4
She loves it and wants more walls painted the same
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 loves | nsubj |
| 2 | loves | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 loves | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 wants | cc |
| 5 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 loves | conj |
| 6 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 walls | amod |
| 7 | walls | wall | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 painted | nsubj |
| 8 | painted | paint | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 wants | ccomp |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 same | det |
| 10 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 painted | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | love | present | She | it | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | want | present | She not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | paint | past | more walls | the same | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent same=Destination |
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