Test 7 · How scientists find out: naturalists, Darwin, the microsco…
«a film showed lemmings jumping off cliffs so they do it, it's on tv» What is right?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: film, lemmings, tv · What happens: show, jump off, do, be · To what, where: lemmings, cliffs, film, tv
This is test 7 of lesson 264 «How scientists find out: naturalists, Darwin, the microscope and wildlife filming» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 showed | punct |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 film | det |
| 3 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 showed | nsubj |
| 4 | showed | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | lemmings | lemming | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 showed | obj |
| 6 | jumping | jump | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 lemmings | acl |
| 7 | off | off | ADP | _ | 6 jumping | compound:prt |
| 8 | cliffs | cliff | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 jumping | obl |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 do | advmod |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 do | nsubj |
| 11 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 showed | advcl |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 do | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 tv | punct |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 tv | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 tv | cop |
| 16 | on | on | ADP | _ | 17 tv | case |
| 17 | tv | TV | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 showed | obl |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 tv | punct |
| 19 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 21 right | nsubj |
| 20 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 right | cop |
| 21 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 tv | acl:relcl |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 showed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show in a quote | past | a film | lemmings | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lemming=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | jump off in a quote | gerund | lemmings not said here | cliffs | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | do in a quote | present | lemmings = lemming | film | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ||||
| 4 | is in a quote | present | film | tv | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | is | present | tv | right property | 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.
The options
Option 1
No, lemmings live only in zoos
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 live | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | lemmings | lemming | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 live | nsubj |
| 4 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 zoos | advmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 zoos | case |
| 7 | zoos | zoo | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 live | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | lemmings | zoos | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in zoo=Location |
Option 2
Yes, because lemmings cannot see cliffs and simply run straight off the edge in a crowd
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 see | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 see | punct |
| 3 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 see | mark |
| 4 | lemmings | lemming | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 see | nsubj |
| 5 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 see | aux |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 see | advmod |
| 7 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | cliffs | cliff | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 see | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 run | cc |
| 10 | simply | simply | ADV | _ | 11 run | advmod |
| 11 | run | run | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 see | conj |
| 12 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 15 edge | advmod |
| 13 | off | off | ADP | _ | 15 edge | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 edge | det |
| 15 | edge | edge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 run | obl |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 crowd | case |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 crowd | det |
| 18 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 run | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see | can | lemmings | cliffs | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cliff=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | run | infinitive | lemmings not said here | a crowd | off the edge; simply property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme off edge=Trajectory |
Option 3
Yes, they do it every year
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 do | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | obj |
| 6 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 year | det |
| 7 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 do | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | they | it | year | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
That 1958 scene was set up by the filmmakers; lemmings do not leap to their deaths
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 scene | det |
| 2 | 1958 | 1958 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 scene | nummod |
| 3 | scene | scene | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 set | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 set | aux:pass |
| 5 | set | set | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 set | compound:prt |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 filmmakers | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 filmmakers | det |
| 9 | filmmakers | filmmaker | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 set | obl |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 leap | punct |
| 11 | lemmings | lemming | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 leap | nsubj |
| 12 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 leap | aux |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 leap | advmod |
| 14 | leap | leap | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 set | conj |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 17 deaths | case |
| 16 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 deaths | nmod:poss |
| 17 | deaths | death | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 leap | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | set up | past · passive | the filmmakers | that 1958 scene | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient subject=Result | ||||
| 2 | not leap | present · do-support | lemmings | lemmings's deaths | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to death=Destination | ||||
| 3 | die | lemmings = lemming | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |
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