Test 1 · ★ · Reading a dog: tails, play bows, growls and staying safe
«look, his tail's going like mad, he's friendly, I'm gonna pet him» but the dog is stiff and staring. What is right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, tail, I, dog · What happens: look, go, be, stare · To what, where: gonna pet
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 194 «Reading a dog: tails, play bows, growls and staying safe» 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: «look, his tail's going like mad, he's friendly, I'm gonna pet him» but the dog is stiff and staring.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 look | punct |
| 2 | look | look | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 going | punct |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 tail | nmod:poss |
| 5 | tail | tail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 going | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 going | aux |
| 7 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 look | advcl |
| 8 | like | like | ADP | _ | 9 mad | case |
| 9 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 going | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 friendly | punct |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 friendly | nsubj |
| 12 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 friendly | cop |
| 13 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 look | parataxis |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 pet | punct |
| 15 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 18 pet | nsubj |
| 16 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 pet | cop |
| 17 | gonna | gonna | X | _ | 18 pet | compound |
| 18 | pet | pet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 friendly | parataxis |
| 19 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 pet | obj |
| 20 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 look | punct |
| 21 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 25 stiff | cc |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 dog | det |
| 23 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 stiff | nsubj |
| 24 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 25 stiff | cop |
| 25 | stiff | stiff | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 look | conj |
| 26 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 27 staring | cc |
| 27 | staring | stare | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 25 stiff | conj |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 look | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look in a quote | imperative | you not said here | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | go in a quote | present · progressive | his tail | like mad | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | tail | friendly property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | is a in a quote | present | I | gonna pet | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | is | present | the dog | stiff property | tree rules | ||||
| 6 | stare | gerund | the dog not said here | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: 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 is right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 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 | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Tails only wag when dogs are happy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tails | tail | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 wag | nsubj |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 3 wag | advmod |
| 3 | wag | wag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 happy | advmod |
| 5 | dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 happy | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 happy | cop |
| 7 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 wag | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wag | present | Tails | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | dogs | happy property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
A stiff fast wag with a stare is not a friendly sign, leave him
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 wag | det |
| 2 | stiff | stiff | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 wag | amod |
| 3 | fast | fast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 wag | amod |
| 4 | wag | wag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 sign | nsubj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 stare | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 stare | det |
| 7 | stare | stare | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wag | nmod |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 sign | cop |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 sign | advmod |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 sign | det |
| 11 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 sign | amod |
| 12 | sign | sign | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 leave | punct |
| 14 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 sign | parataxis |
| 15 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 leave | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is a | present | a stiff fast wag with a stare | a friendly sign | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | leave | infinitive | him = he | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
Option 3
Pet him on the head quickly before he moves
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pet | pet | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Pet | obj |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 head | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 head | det |
| 5 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pet | obl |
| 6 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 1 Pet | advmod |
| 7 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 9 moves | mark |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 moves | nsubj |
| 9 | moves | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Pet | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pet | imperative | you not said here | him = he | the head | quickly property | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-Agent | ||
| 2 | move | present | he | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Any wag means friendly, go on, he wants to be stroked right now
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 2 wag | det |
| 2 | wag | wag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 means | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 go | punct |
| 6 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 means | conj |
| 7 | on | on | ADV | _ | 6 go | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 wants | punct |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 wants | nsubj |
| 10 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 means | parataxis |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 stroked | mark |
| 12 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 13 stroked | aux:pass |
| 13 | stroked | stroke | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 wants | xcomp |
| 14 | right | right | ADV | _ | 15 now | advmod |
| 15 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 wants | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | any wag | friendly property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | go on | infinitive | any wag not said here | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | want | present | wag | now | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | ||||
| 4 | stroke not said to happen | to-infinitive · passive | wag not said here | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP» |
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