Test 3 · Art as a job: who makes art, money, fame and hard work
A Gen Z kid says Van Gogh "fell off" while alive ("fell off" means failed). Which is fairer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Z kid, Van · What happens: say, fall off, mean, fail, be · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 of lesson 39 «Art as a job: who makes art, money, fame and hard work» 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 Van Gogh "fell off" while alive ("fell off" means failed).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 kid | det |
| 2 | Gen | gen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 Z | compound |
| 3 | Z | z | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kid | compound |
| 4 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 says | nsubj |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | Van | Van | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 fell | nsubj |
| 7 | Gogh | Gogh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Van | flat |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 Van | punct |
| 9 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 means | nsubj |
| 10 | off | off | ADP | _ | 9 fell | compound:prt |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 fell | punct |
| 12 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 13 alive | mark |
| 13 | alive | alive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 fell | advcl |
| 14 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 16 fell | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 fell | punct |
| 16 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 fell | conj |
| 17 | off | off | ADP | _ | 16 fell | compound:prt |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 fell | punct |
| 19 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 says | ccomp |
| 20 | failed | fail | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 19 means | xcomp |
| 21 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 19 means | punct |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a Z kid | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | fall off in a quote | past | Van | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | fall off in a quote | past | Van not said here | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 4 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 5 | fail not said to happen | participle | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: 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: Which is fairer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 fairer | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fairer | cop |
| 3 | fairer | fair | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 fairer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fair property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He stopped painting because nobody liked his work
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 | 2 stopped | nsubj |
| 2 | stopped | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | painting | paint | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 stopped | xcomp |
| 4 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 6 liked | mark |
| 5 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 6 liked | nsubj |
| 6 | liked | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stopped | advcl |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 work | nmod:poss |
| 8 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 liked | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | past | He | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | paint | gerund | He not said here | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | like | past | nobody | his work | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot work=Theme | ||||
| 4 | work | his = he | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
He was only famous because his paintings were stolen
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 | 4 famous | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 famous | cop |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 famous | advmod |
| 4 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 9 stolen | mark |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 paintings | nmod:poss |
| 7 | paintings | painting | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 stolen | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 stolen | aux:pass |
| 9 | stolen | steal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 famous | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | He | famous property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | steal | past · passive | his paintings | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
He was not famous then, and fame came after his death
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 | 4 famous | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 famous | cop |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 famous | advmod |
| 4 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 4 famous | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 came | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 came | cc |
| 8 | fame | fame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 came | nsubj |
| 9 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 famous | conj |
| 10 | after | after | ADP | _ | 12 death | case |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 death | nmod:poss |
| 12 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 came | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | past | He | then | famous property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | come | past | fame | after fame's death | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | die | fame | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
He was the richest painter in Europe in his lifetime
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 | 5 painter | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 painter | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 painter | det |
| 4 | richest | rich | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 painter | amod |
| 5 | painter | painter | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 Europe | case |
| 7 | Europe | Europe | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 painter | nmod |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 lifetime | case |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 lifetime | nmod:poss |
| 10 | lifetime | lifetime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 painter | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | He | the richest painter | Europe | in Europe's lifetime | tree rules |
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