Test 10 · ★ · Singing, choirs and talent shows
Sam in Cardiff says singing loud is "lush" (lovely) even with a sore throat. What should he do instead?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Sam, singing · What happens: say, sing, be, do · To what, where: lush · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 8 «Singing, choirs and talent shows» 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: Sam in Cardiff says singing loud is "lush" (lovely) even with a sore throat.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam | Sam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 3 Cardiff | case |
| 3 | Cardiff | Cardiff | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Sam | nmod |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | singing | sing | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 lush | csubj |
| 6 | loud | loud | ADV | _ | 5 singing | advmod |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 lush | cop |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 lush | punct |
| 9 | lush | lush | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | ccomp |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 lush | punct |
| 11 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 12 lovely | punct |
| 12 | lovely | lovely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 lush | parataxis |
| 13 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 12 lovely | punct |
| 14 | even | even | ADV | _ | 18 throat | advmod |
| 15 | with | with | ADP | _ | 18 throat | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 throat | det |
| 17 | sore | sore | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 throat | amod |
| 18 | throat | throat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lovely | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Sam in Cardiff | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | sing speech: express | gerund | loud property | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | singing | lush | tree rules |
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 should he do instead?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | instead | instead | ADV | _ | 4 do | advmod |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | Sam | instead property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Rest his voice, drink water and avoid shouting
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rest | rest | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 voice | nmod:poss |
| 3 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Rest | obj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 drink | punct |
| 5 | drink | drink | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Rest | conj |
| 6 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 drink | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 avoid | cc |
| 8 | avoid | avoid | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Rest | conj |
| 9 | shouting | shout | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 avoid | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rest | imperative | you not said here | his voice | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location voice=Theme | ||||
| 2 | drink | infinitive | you not said here | water | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient | ||||
| 3 | avoid | present | you not said here | vn avoid-52 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | shout speech: express | gerund | you not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Drink fizzy pop and carry on
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drink | drink | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | fizzy | fizzy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 pop | amod |
| 3 | pop | pop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Drink | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 carry | cc |
| 5 | carry | carry | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Drink | conj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 carry | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drink | imperative | you not said here | fizzy pop | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pop=Patient | ||||
| 2 | carry on | infinitive | you not said here | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Sing even louder to get the concert over with quickly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sing | sing | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | even | even | ADV | _ | 3 louder | advmod |
| 3 | louder | loud | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 1 Sing | xcomp |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 get | mark |
| 5 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Sing | advcl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 concert | det |
| 7 | concert | concert | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 get | obj |
| 8 | over | over | ADV | _ | 5 get | advmod |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 over | obl |
| 10 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 8 over | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sing speech: express | imperative | you not said here | loud property | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | get | to-infinitive | you not said here | the concert | over property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer concert=Stimulus |
Option 4
Shout to warm the throat
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shout | shout | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | PART | _ | 3 warm | mark |
| 3 | warm | warm | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Shout | xcomp |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 throat | det |
| 5 | throat | throat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 warm | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | imperative | you not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | warm | to-infinitive | you not said here | the throat | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent throat=Patient |
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