Test 1 · ★ · Monkeys: kinds, tails and troops
Zoe at the zoo says look at that monkey, pointing at a gorilla. What should you tell her?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Zoe, you · What happens: say, look, point, tell · To what, where: zoo, Zoe · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 15 «Monkeys: kinds, tails and troops» of the biology 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: Zoe at the zoo says look at that monkey, pointing at a gorilla.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoe | Zoe | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 says | nsubj |
| 2 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 zoo | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 zoo | det |
| 4 | zoo | zoo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 says | obl |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | look | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 says | ccomp |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 monkey | case |
| 8 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 monkey | det |
| 9 | monkey | monkey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 look | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 pointing | punct |
| 11 | pointing | point | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 says | advcl |
| 12 | at | at | ADP | _ | 14 gorilla | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 gorilla | det |
| 14 | gorilla | gorilla | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 pointing | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Zoe | the zoo | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | look | present | at that monkey | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at monkey=Theme | |||||
| 3 | point | gerund | Zoe not said here | at a gorilla | vn wink-40.3.1 «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: What should you tell her?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 tell | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 tell | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 tell | nsubj |
| 4 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 tell | iobj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 tell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | should | you | Zoe | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient what=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It is an ape, not a monkey: no tail
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 ape | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 ape | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 ape | det |
| 4 | ape | ape | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 monkey | punct |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 monkey | advmod |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 monkey | det |
| 8 | monkey | monkey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ape | conj |
| 9 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 11 tail | punct |
| 10 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 tail | det |
| 11 | tail | tail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ape | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a ape and a monkey and no tail | tree rules |
Option 2
It is a kind of baboon
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 kind | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 kind | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 kind | det |
| 4 | kind | kind | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 baboon | case |
| 6 | baboon | baboon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kind | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a kind | of baboon | tree rules |
Option 3
She is right, gorillas are the biggest monkeys
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem 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 monkeys | punct |
| 5 | gorillas | gorilla | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 monkeys | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 monkeys | cop |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 monkeys | det |
| 8 | biggest | big | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 monkeys | amod |
| 9 | monkeys | monkey | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 right | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | gorillas | the biggest monkeys | tree rules |
Option 4
It is a monkey because it has hands
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 monkey | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 monkey | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 monkey | det |
| 4 | monkey | monkey | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 has | mark |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 has | nsubj |
| 7 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 monkey | advcl |
| 8 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 has | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a monkey | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | have | present | monkey | hands | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
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