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Test 7 · Voices, sound and music in films and cartoons

A girl from Texas says, "Y'all, this film is way too loud, my ears are ringing." What should she do?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: girl, film, Y'all · What happens: say, be, ring, do · To what, where: way · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 7 of lesson 24 «Voices, sound and music in films and cartoons» 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: A girl from Texas says, "Y'all, this film is way too loud, my ears are ringing."

detnsubjcasenmodpunctpunctnsubjpunctdetnsubjcopapposadvmodamodpunctnmod:possnsubjauxccomppunctpunctrootADETgirlNOUNfromADPTexasPROPNsaysVERB,PUNCT"PUNCTY'allPROPN,PUNCTthisDETfilmNOUNisAUXwayNOUNtooADVloudADJ,PUNCTmyPRONearsNOUNareAUXringingVERB.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 girldet
2girlgirlNOUNNumber=Sing5 saysnsubj
3fromfromADP_4 Texascase
4TexasTexasPROPNNumber=Sing2 girlnmod
5sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6,,PUNCT_8 Y'allpunct
7""PUNCT_8 Y'allpunct
8Y'allY'allPROPNNumber=Sing20 ringingnsubj
9,,PUNCT_13 waypunct
10thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem11 filmdet
11filmfilmNOUNNumber=Sing13 waynsubj
12isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 waycop
13waywayNOUNNumber=Sing8 Y'allappos
14tootooADV_15 loudadvmod
15loudloudADJDegree=Pos13 wayamod
16,,PUNCT_18 earspunct
17mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs18 earsnmod:poss
18earsearNOUNNumber=Plur20 ringingnsubj
19arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin20 ringingaux
20ringingringVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part5 saysccomp
21..PUNCT_20 ringingpunct
22""PUNCT_20 ringingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpresenta girl from Texasvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2is a in a quotepresentthis filmwaytree rules
3ring in a quotepresent · progressiveY'allvn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location

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 should she do?

objauxnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONshouldAUXshePRONdoVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int4 doobj
2shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin4 doaux
3sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 donsubj
4dodoVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5??PUNCT_4 dopunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1doshouldY'allvn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality

The options

Option 1

Sit right next to the speaker

advmodadvmodcasedetoblrootSitVERBrightADVnextADVtoADPtheDETspeakerNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SitsitVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2rightrightADV_3 nextadvmod
3nextnextADV_1 Sitadvmod
4totoADP_6 speakercase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 speakerdet
6speakerspeakerNOUNNumber=Sing1 Sitobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sitimperativeyou not said hereto the speaker; next propertyvn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

Ignore it, ringing means the film is good

compoundobjpunctnsubjdetnsubjcopccomprootIgnoreVERBitPRON,PUNCTringingNOUNmeansVERBtheDETfilmNOUNisAUXgoodADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IgnoreignoreVERBVerbForm=Inf4 ringingcompound
2ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs1 Ignoreobj
3,,PUNCT_1 Ignorepunct
4ringingringingNOUNNumber=Sing5 meansnsubj
5meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 filmdet
7filmfilmNOUNNumber=Sing9 goodnsubj
8isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 goodcop
9goodgoodADJDegree=Pos5 meansccomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ignoreinfinitiveitvn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
2meanpresentIgnore ringingvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3ispresentthe filmgood propertytree rules

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

Cover her ears or ask to move, to protect her hearing

nmod:possobjccconjmarkxcomppunctmarkadvclnmod:possobjrootCoverVERBherPRONearsNOUNorCCONJaskVERBtoPARTmoveVERB,PUNCTtoPARTprotectVERBherPRONhearingNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CovercoverVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 earsnmod:poss
3earsearNOUNNumber=Plur1 Coverobj
4ororCCONJ_5 askcc
5askaskVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin1 Coverconj
6totoPART_7 movemark
7movemoveVERBVerbForm=Inf5 askxcomp
8,,PUNCT_10 protectpunct
9totoPART_10 protectmark
10protectprotectVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Coveradvcl
11herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs12 hearingnmod:poss
12hearinghearingNOUNNumber=Sing10 protectobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1coverimperativeyou not said hereher earsvn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ear=Destination
2ask speech: askinfinitiveyou not said herevn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3move not said to happento-infinitiveyou not said herevn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
4protectto-infinitiveyou not said hereher hearingvn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hearing=Beneficiary
5hearher = shenom hearing «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

Turn up her own headphones too

compound:prtnmod:possamodobjadvmodrootTurnVERBupADPherPRONownADJheadphonesNOUNtooADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TurnturnVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2upupADP_1 Turncompound:prt
3herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 headphonesnmod:poss
4ownownADJDegree=Pos5 headphonesamod
5headphonesheadphoneNOUNNumber=Plur1 Turnobj
6tootooADV_1 Turnadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1turn upimperativeyou not said hereher own headphonesvn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location headphone=Theme

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