Test 6 · Buildings and architecture
A tourist in Pisa says, "They built it wonky on purpose to get famous." What is the honest reply?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: tourist, They, honest reply · What happens: say, build, get, be · To what, where: tourist, purpose · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 34 «Buildings and architecture» 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 tourist in Pisa says, "They built it wonky on purpose to get famous."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 tourist | det |
| 2 | tourist | tourist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 says | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Pisa | case |
| 4 | Pisa | Pisa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 tourist | nmod |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 built | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 built | punct |
| 8 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 built | nsubj |
| 9 | built | build | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 says | ccomp |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 built | obj |
| 11 | wonky | wonky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 built | xcomp |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 13 purpose | case |
| 13 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 built | obl |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 get | mark |
| 15 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 built | advcl |
| 16 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 get | xcomp |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a tourist in Pisa | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | build in a quote | past | They | tourist | purpose | wonky property | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent it=Theme on purpose=Source | ||
| 3 | get in a quote | to-infinitive | They not said here | famous property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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 the honest reply?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 reply | det |
| 4 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 reply | amod |
| 5 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the honest reply | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It was built perfectly straight and only leans in photos
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 built | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 built | aux:pass |
| 3 | built | build | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | perfectly | perfectly | ADV | _ | 5 straight | advmod |
| 5 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 3 built | advmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 leans | cc |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 leans | advmod |
| 8 | leans | lean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 built | conj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 photos | case |
| 10 | photos | photo | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 leans | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | build | past · passive | It | straight property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product | ||||
| 2 | lean | present | photos | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in photo=Location |
Option 2
He is right, it was a clever plan to bring tourists to the town
The tree, 14 words
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 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 plan | punct |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 plan | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 plan | cop |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 plan | det |
| 8 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 plan | amod |
| 9 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 right | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 bring | mark |
| 11 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 plan | acl |
| 12 | tourists | tourist | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 bring | obj |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 town | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 town | det |
| 15 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 bring | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | past | it | a clever plan | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | bring | to-infinitive | He not said here | tourists | the town | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tourist=Theme to town=Destination |
Option 3
It was pushed over by a big storm only last year
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 pushed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 pushed | aux:pass |
| 3 | pushed | push | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | over | over | ADP | _ | 3 pushed | compound:prt |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 storm | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 storm | det |
| 7 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 storm | amod |
| 8 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pushed | obl |
| 9 | only | only | ADV | _ | 11 year | advmod |
| 10 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 year | amod |
| 11 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pushed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | push over | past · passive | a big storm | It | year | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Soft ground made it lean
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soft | soft | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 ground | amod |
| 2 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | nsubj |
| 3 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 made | obj |
| 5 | lean | lean | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 made | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | Soft ground | it | lean property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
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