Test 9 · ★★ · Natural selection we can watch: moths, finches, germs and…
«why do I have to get a flu jab every year, it's the same flu innit» What is right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, jab · What happens: have, get, be · To what, where: flu jab, same flu innit
This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 279 «Natural selection we can watch: moths, finches, germs and tuskless elephants» 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 | _ | 5 have | punct |
| 2 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 have | advmod |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 have | aux |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 have | nsubj |
| 5 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 get | mark |
| 7 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 have | xcomp |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 jab | det |
| 9 | flu | flu | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 jab | compound |
| 10 | jab | jab | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obj |
| 11 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 12 year | det |
| 12 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obl:unmarked |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 innit | punct |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 innit | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 innit | cop |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 innit | det |
| 17 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 innit | amod |
| 18 | flu | flu | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 innit | compound |
| 19 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 have | parataxis |
| 20 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 have | punct |
| 21 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 23 right | nsubj |
| 22 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 23 right | cop |
| 23 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 have | advcl |
| 24 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have in a quote | present · do-support | I | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | get in a quote | to-infinitive | I not said here | a flu jab | year | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer jab=Stimulus | |||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | jab | the same flu innit | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | is | present | 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 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, it is the same flu, the jab is just a habit
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 flu | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 flu | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 flu | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 flu | det |
| 6 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 flu | amod |
| 7 | flu | flu | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 habit | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 jab | det |
| 10 | jab | jab | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 habit | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 habit | cop |
| 12 | just | just | ADV | _ | 14 habit | advmod |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 habit | det |
| 14 | habit | habit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 flu | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | the same flu | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | the jab | a habit | tree rules |
Option 2
Yes, but the jab wears off after a week
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 wears | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 wears | punct |
| 3 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 wears | cc |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 jab | det |
| 5 | jab | jab | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wears | nsubj |
| 6 | wears | wear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | off | off | ADP | _ | 6 wears | compound:prt |
| 8 | after | after | ADP | _ | 10 week | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 week | det |
| 10 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wears | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wear off | present | the jab | week | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
No, flu turns into a cold each summer
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 turns | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 turns | punct |
| 3 | flu | flu | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 turns | nsubj |
| 4 | turns | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 cold | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 cold | det |
| 7 | cold | cold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 turns | obl |
| 8 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 summer | det |
| 9 | summer | summer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 turns | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn | present | flu | a cold | summer | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into cold=Trajectory |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
No, flu viruses change quickly, so the vaccine is updated
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 change | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 change | punct |
| 3 | flu | flu | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 viruses | compound |
| 4 | viruses | virus | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 change | nsubj |
| 5 | change | change | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 5 change | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 updated | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 updated | advmod |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 vaccine | det |
| 10 | vaccine | vaccine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 updated | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 updated | aux:pass |
| 12 | updated | update | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 change | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | change | present | flu viruses | quickly property | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | update speech: other | present · passive | the vaccine | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
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