Test 4 · Special effects and stunts
In a cartoon, a boy copies a film explosion with fireworks in his garden. What should he have known?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy · What happens: copy, know · To what, where: film explosion, cartoon, boy
This is test 4 of lesson 25 «Special effects and stunts» 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: In a cartoon, a boy copies a film explosion with fireworks in his garden.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 cartoon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cartoon | det |
| 3 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 copies | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 cartoon | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 boy | det |
| 6 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 copies | nsubj |
| 7 | copies | copy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 explosion | det |
| 9 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 explosion | compound |
| 10 | explosion | explosion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 copies | obj |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 fireworks | case |
| 12 | fireworks | firework | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 explosion | nmod |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 garden | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 garden | nmod:poss |
| 15 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 copies | obl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 copies | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | copy | present | a boy | a film explosion | a cartoon | with fireworks; in boy's garden | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent explosion=Theme in cartoon=Destination |
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 he have known?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 known | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 known | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 known | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 known | aux |
| 5 | known | know | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 known | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | should · perfect · passive | boy | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
It is fine if a grown-up is watching from inside
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 fine | expl |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | cop |
| 3 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 10 watching | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 up | det |
| 6 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 up | amod |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 up | punct |
| 8 | up | up | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 watching | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 watching | aux |
| 10 | watching | watch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 fine | advcl |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 inside | case |
| 12 | inside | inside | ADV | _ | 10 watching | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | grow | participle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | watch a condition, not said to happen | present · progressive | a grown up | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Fireworks are safe if you are careful
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fireworks | firework | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 safe | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 safe | cop |
| 3 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 careful | mark |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 careful | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 careful | cop |
| 7 | careful | careful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 safe | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Fireworks | safe property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | you | careful property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Explosions are only for licensed experts with strict rules
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Explosions | explosion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 experts | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 experts | cop |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 6 experts | advmod |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 experts | case |
| 5 | licensed | license | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 experts | amod |
| 6 | experts | expert | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 rules | case |
| 8 | strict | strict | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 rules | amod |
| 9 | rules | rule | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 experts | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | license | participle | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is | present | Explosions | for licensed experts; with strict rules | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Film explosions are made by kids
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 explosions | compound |
| 2 | explosions | explosion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 made | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 made | aux:pass |
| 4 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 kids | case |
| 6 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 made | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present · passive | kids | Film explosions | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product |
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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