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Test 3 · Age ratings, scary films and choosing what to watch

A Gen Z kid says, "Critics said it's trash, so it's trash, period" ("period" means end of discussion). What is fair?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Z kid, Critics, kid, period · What happens: say, be, mean · To what, where: trash, end · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 3 of lesson 26 «Age ratings, scary films and choosing what to watch» 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 Gen Z kid says, "Critics said it's trash, so it's trash, period" ("period" means end of discussion).

detcompoundcompoundnsubjpunctpunctnsubjccompnsubjcopccomppunctadvmodnsubjcopccomppunctconjpunctpunctpunctnsubjpunctparataxisobjcasenmodpunctpunctrootADETGenNOUNZNOUNkidNOUNsaysVERB,PUNCT"PUNCTCriticsNOUNsaidVERBitPRON'sAUXtrashNOUN,PUNCTsoADVitPRON'sAUXtrashNOUN,PUNCTperiodNOUN"PUNCT(PUNCT"PUNCTperiodNOUN"PUNCTmeansVERBendNOUNofADPdiscussionNOUN)PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 kiddet
2GengenNOUNNumber=Sing3 Zcompound
3ZzNOUNNumber=Sing4 kidcompound
4kidkidNOUNNumber=Sing5 saysnsubj
5sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6,,PUNCT_9 saidpunct
7""PUNCT_9 saidpunct
8CriticscriticNOUNNumber=Plur9 saidnsubj
9saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 saysccomp
10ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs12 trashnsubj
11'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 trashcop
12trashtrashNOUNNumber=Sing9 saidccomp
13,,PUNCT_17 trashpunct
14sosoADV_17 trashadvmod
15ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs17 trashnsubj
16'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin17 trashcop
17trashtrashNOUNNumber=Sing9 saidccomp
18,,PUNCT_19 periodpunct
19periodperiodNOUNNumber=Sing17 trashconj
20""PUNCT_17 trashpunct
21((PUNCT_25 meanspunct
22""PUNCT_23 periodpunct
23periodperiodNOUNNumber=Sing25 meansnsubj
24""PUNCT_23 periodpunct
25meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 saysparataxis
26endendNOUNNumber=Sing25 meansobj
27ofofADP_28 discussioncase
28discussiondiscussionNOUNNumber=Sing26 endnmod
29))PUNCT_25 meanspunct
30..PUNCT_5 sayspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpresenta Z kidvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2say speech: assert in a quotepastCriticsvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3is a in a quotepresentkidtrashtree rules
4is a in a quotepresentkidtrash and periodtree rules
5meanpresentperiodend of discussionvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent end=Topic

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 is fair?

nsubjcoppunctrootWhatPRONisAUXfairADJ?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int3 fairnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 faircop
3fairfairADJDegree=Posrootroot
4??PUNCT_3 fairpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentfair propertytree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Critics are always right

nsubjcopadvmodrootCriticsNOUNareAUXalwaysADVrightADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CriticscriticNOUNNumber=Plur4 rightnsubj
2arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 rightcop
3alwaysalwaysADVPronType=Tot4 rightadvmod
4rightrightADJDegree=Posrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentCriticsalways, right propertytree rules

Option 2

Critics never actually watch the films they write reviews about

nsubjadvmodadvmoddetnsubjnsubjparataxisobjoblrootCriticsNOUNneverADVactuallyADVwatchVERBtheDETfilmsNOUNtheyPRONwriteVERBreviewsNOUNaboutADP
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CriticscriticNOUNNumber=Plur4 watchnsubj
2neverneverADVPronType=Neg4 watchadvmod
3actuallyactuallyADV_4 watchadvmod
4watchwatchVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 filmsdet
6filmsfilmNOUNNumber=Plur8 writensubj
7theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs8 writensubj
8writewriteVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 watchparataxis
9reviewsreviewNOUNNumber=Plur8 writeobj
10aboutaboutADP_8 writeobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not watchinfinitiveCriticsactually propertyvn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent
2writepresentthe filmsreviewsvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent review=Theme

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

You can read their reasons and still disagree

nsubjauxnmod:possobjccadvmodconjrootYouPRONcanAUXreadVERBtheirPRONreasonsNOUNandCCONJstillADVdisagreeVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1YouyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs3 readnsubj
2cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin3 readaux
3readreadVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 reasonsnmod:poss
5reasonsreasonNOUNNumber=Plur3 readobj
6andandCCONJ_8 disagreecc
7stillstillADV_8 disagreeadvmod
8disagreedisagreeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 readconj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1readcanYoutheir reasonsvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic
2disagreepresentYou not said herestillvn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

Critics are always right about every film because it is their job

nsubjcopadvmodcasedetoblmarknsubjcopnmod:possadvclrootCriticsNOUNareAUXalwaysADVrightADJaboutADPeveryDETfilmNOUNbecauseSCONJitPRONisAUXtheirPRONjobNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CriticscriticNOUNNumber=Plur4 rightnsubj
2arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 rightcop
3alwaysalwaysADVPronType=Tot4 rightadvmod
4rightrightADJDegree=Posrootroot
5aboutaboutADP_7 filmcase
6everyeveryDETPronType=Tot7 filmdet
7filmfilmNOUNNumber=Sing4 rightobl
8becausebecauseSCONJ_12 jobmark
9ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs12 jobnsubj
10isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 jobcop
11theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs12 jobnmod:poss
12jobjobNOUNNumber=Sing4 rightadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentCriticsabout every film; always, right propertytree rules
2is apresentfilmCritics's jobtree rules

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