Test 8 · Being bad at something and keeping going
Rory says, "I'm not quitting, I'm switching, that's lush" ("lush" means lovely). When is switching sensible?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Rory, that, lush · What happens: say, not quit, switch, be, mean · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 of lesson 37 «Being bad at something and keeping going» 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: Rory says, "I'm not quitting, I'm switching, that's lush" ("lush" means lovely).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory | Rory | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 quitting | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 quitting | punct |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 quitting | nsubj |
| 6 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 quitting | aux |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 quitting | advmod |
| 8 | quitting | quit | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 says | ccomp |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 switching | punct |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 switching | nsubj |
| 11 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 switching | aux |
| 12 | switching | switch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 quitting | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 lush | punct |
| 14 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 16 lush | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 lush | cop |
| 16 | lush | lush | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 says | ccomp |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 lush | punct |
| 18 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 22 means | punct |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 20 lush | punct |
| 20 | lush | lush | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 means | nsubj |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 20 lush | punct |
| 22 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 says | parataxis |
| 23 | lovely | lovely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 means | xcomp |
| 24 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 22 means | punct |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Rory | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not quit in a quote | present · progressive | Rory | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | switch in a quote | present · progressive | Rory | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 4 | is in a quote | present | that | lush property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | mean | present | lush | lovely property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
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: When is switching sensible?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 3 switching | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 switching | aux |
| 3 | switching | switch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | sensible | sensible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 switching | xcomp |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 switching | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | switch | present · progressive | sensible property | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
After a fair try, choosing with your head
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | after | ADP | _ | 4 try | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 try | det |
| 3 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 try | amod |
| 4 | try | try | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 choosing | punct |
| 6 | choosing | choose | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 try | acl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 head | case |
| 8 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 head | nmod:poss |
| 9 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 choosing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | choose | gerund | a fair try not said here | with your head | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Never, finish everything
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 3 finish | advmod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Never | punct |
| 3 | finish | finish | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 3 finish | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not finish | imperative | you not said here | everything | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality everything=Eventuality |
Option 3
Every time a lesson feels hard or a bit boring
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 time | det |
| 2 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 feels | obl:unmarked |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 lesson | det |
| 4 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 feels | nsubj |
| 5 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 feels | xcomp |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 boring | cc |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 bit | det |
| 9 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 boring | obl:unmarked |
| 10 | boring | boring | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hard | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | present | a lesson | time | hard property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 4
Only if your best friend switches to the same hobby
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 6 switches | advmod |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 6 switches | mark |
| 3 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 switches | nmod:poss |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 switches | amod |
| 5 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 switches | compound |
| 6 | switches | switch | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 hobby | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 hobby | det |
| 9 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 hobby | amod |
| 10 | hobby | hobby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 switches | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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