Test 10 · ★ · Practising when you would rather not
Your uncle reckons that if practice is boring, you're "just not meant for music". Is he right?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: uncle, practice · What happens: reckon, be, not mean · To what, where: you
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 3 «Practising when you would rather not» 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: Your uncle reckons that if practice is boring, you're "just not meant for music".
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 uncle | nmod:poss |
| 2 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reckons | nsubj |
| 3 | reckons | reckon | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 boring | mark |
| 5 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 boring | mark |
| 6 | practice | practice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 boring | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 boring | cop |
| 8 | boring | boring | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 reckons | ccomp |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 meant | punct |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 15 meant | nsubj |
| 11 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 meant | aux:pass |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 meant | punct |
| 13 | just | just | ADV | _ | 15 meant | advmod |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 meant | advmod |
| 15 | meant | mean | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 boring | conj |
| 16 | for | for | ADP | _ | 17 music | case |
| 17 | music | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 meant | obl |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 17 music | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 reckons | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reckon | present | Your uncle | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | practice | boring property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | not mean in a quote | present · passive | you | for music | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for music=Attribute |
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: Is he right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | uncle | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Yes, real musicians always love every minute of their practising
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 love | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 love | punct |
| 3 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 musicians | amod |
| 4 | musicians | musician | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 love | nsubj |
| 5 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 love | advmod |
| 6 | love | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 minute | det |
| 8 | minute | minute | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 love | obj |
| 9 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 11 practising | mark |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 practising | nsubj |
| 11 | practising | practise | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 minute | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | love | present | real musicians | minute | always property | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | practise | gerund | musicians = musician | every minute not said here | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, even professionals find practice boring sometimes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 find | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 find | punct |
| 3 | even | even | ADV | _ | 4 professionals | advmod |
| 4 | professionals | professional | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 find | nsubj |
| 5 | find | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | practice | practice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 find | obj |
| 7 | boring | boring | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 find | xcomp |
| 8 | sometimes | sometimes | ADV | PronType=Ind | 5 find | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | present | professionals | practice | boring, sometimes property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent practice=Topic |
Option 3
No, practice is only boring for adults
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 boring | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | practice | practice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 boring | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 boring | cop |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 6 boring | advmod |
| 6 | boring | boring | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 adults | case |
| 8 | adults | adult | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 boring | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | practice | for adults; boring property | tree rules |
Option 4
Yes, boredom shows you have no talent
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 shows | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | boredom | boredom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 shows | nsubj |
| 4 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 have | nsubj |
| 6 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 shows | ccomp |
| 7 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 8 talent | det |
| 8 | talent | talent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 have | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | boredom | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | have | present | you | no talent | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talent=Patient |
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