Test 7 · Show day: the exhibition, the concert and the big arts quiz Niamh says, "Why would ya want me to break my leg?" ("ya" means you). What is the answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Niamh, ya, answer · What happens: say, want, break, mean, be · To what, where: Niamh, leg, you · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 of lesson 40 «Show day: the exhibition, the concert and the big arts quiz» 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: Niamh says, "Why would ya want me to break my leg?"
nsubj punct punct advmod aux nsubj ccomp obj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct punct root Niamh PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Why ADV would AUX ya PRON want VERB me PRON to PART break VERB my PRON leg NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Niamh Niamh PROPN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 says punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 8 want punct 5 Why why ADV PronType=Int 8 want advmod 6 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 want aux 7 ya you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 want nsubj 8 want want VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 says ccomp 9 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 want obj 10 to to PART _ 11 break mark 11 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 want xcomp 12 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 leg nmod:poss 13 leg leg NOUN Number=Sing 11 break obj 14 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 want punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 8 want punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: ask present Niamh vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 want in a quote would ya Niamh tree rules 3 break not said to happen, in a quote to-infinitive Niamh not said here my leg vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leg=Patient
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: ("ya" means you).
punct punct nsubj punct obj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT ya NOUN " PUNCT means VERB you PRON ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 ya punct 3 ya ya NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 ya punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 means obj 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present ya you vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Topic
Sentence 3: What is the answer?
cop det nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET answer NOUN ? PUNCT 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 4 answer det 4 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the answer tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice It means she should dance wildly
nsubj nsubj aux ccomp advmod root It PRON means VERB she PRON should AUX dance VERB wildly ADV 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 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 dance nsubj 4 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 dance aux 5 dance dance VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 6 wildly wildly ADV _ 5 dance advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present It vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 dance should she wildly property vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 2 Her da wants her to miss the show
nmod:poss nsubj obj mark xcomp det obj root Her PRON da NOUN wants VERB her PRON to PART miss VERB the DET show NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 da nmod:poss 2 da da NOUN Number=Sing 3 wants nsubj 3 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 wants obj 5 to to PART _ 6 miss mark 6 miss miss VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wants xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 show det 8 show show NOUN Number=Sing 6 miss obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present Her da her = she tree rules 2 miss not said to happen to-infinitive her = she not said here the show vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer show=Stimulus
Option 3 It is a warning that the stage is broken and she might fall through it
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop det mark det nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis cc nsubj aux conj case obl root It PRON is AUX a DET warning NOUN that SCONJ the DET stage NOUN is AUX broken VERB and CCONJ she PRON might AUX fall VERB through ADP it PRON 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 4 warning nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 warning cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 warning det 4 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 9 broken mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 stage det 7 stage stage NOUN Number=Sing 9 broken nsubj:pass 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 broken aux:pass 9 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 warning parataxis 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 fall cc 11 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 fall nsubj 12 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 fall aux 13 fall fall VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 broken conj 14 through through ADP _ 15 it case 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 fall obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a warning tree rules 2 break present · passive the stage vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 3 fall might she stage vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through it=Location
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer It is a friendly theatre wish for good luck
nsubj cop det amod compound case amod nmod root It PRON is AUX a DET friendly ADJ theatre NOUN wish NOUN for ADP good ADJ luck NOUN 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 6 wish nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 wish cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 wish det 4 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 6 wish amod 5 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 6 wish compound 6 wish wish NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 for for ADP _ 9 luck case 8 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 9 luck amod 9 luck luck NOUN Number=Sing 6 wish nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a friendly theatre wish for good luck tree rules
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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