Test 11 · ★ · The vet
In a TV show a toy doctor heals a toy by just giving it a hug. What does a real vet do first?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, toy doctor, real vet · What happens: show, heal, give, do · To what, where: TV, toy · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 227 «The vet» 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: In a TV show a toy doctor heals a toy by just giving it a hug.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 TV | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 TV | det |
| 3 | TV | TV | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 show | obl |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 doctor | det |
| 6 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 doctor | compound |
| 7 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 heals | nsubj |
| 8 | heals | heal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 show | ccomp |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 toy | det |
| 10 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 heals | obj |
| 11 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 13 giving | mark |
| 12 | just | just | ADV | _ | 13 giving | advmod |
| 13 | giving | give | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 heals | advcl |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 giving | obj |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 hug | det |
| 16 | hug | hug | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 giving | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | imperative | you not said here | a TV | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | heal | present | a toy doctor | a toy | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent toy=Patient | ||||
| 3 | give | gerund | a toy doctor not said here | toy | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient hug=Theme |
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 does a real vet do first?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 6 do | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 do | aux |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 vet | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 vet | amod |
| 5 | vet | vet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 do | nsubj |
| 6 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 6 do | advmod |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present · do-support | a real vet | first property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Looks, listens and measures to find the problem
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looks | look | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 listens | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Looks | punct |
| 3 | listens | listen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 measures | cc |
| 5 | measures | measure | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 listens | conj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 find | mark |
| 7 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 measures | xcomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 problem | det |
| 9 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 find | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | listen | present | Looks | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | measure | present | Looks not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | find | to-infinitive | Looks not said here | the problem | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic |
Option 2
Guesses and gives the same medicine to every animal
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guesses | guess | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 gives | nsubj |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 1 Guesses | cc |
| 3 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 medicine | det |
| 5 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 medicine | amod |
| 6 | medicine | medicine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gives | obj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 animal | case |
| 8 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 animal | det |
| 9 | animal | animal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gives | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present | Guesses | the same medicine | every animal | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme to animal=Recipient |
Option 3
Asks the animal where it hurts
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 animal | det |
| 3 | animal | animal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Asks | obj |
| 4 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 6 hurts | advmod |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 hurts | nsubj |
| 6 | hurts | hurt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 animal | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | the animal | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent animal=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | hurt | present | animal | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 4
Gives every animal a hug and sends it home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gives | give | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 2 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 animal | det |
| 3 | animal | animal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Gives | iobj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 hug | det |
| 5 | hug | hug | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Gives | iobj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 sends | cc |
| 7 | sends | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 hug | acl:relcl |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 sends | obj |
| 9 | home | home | ADV | _ | 7 sends | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | present | a hug not said here | hug | home property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
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