Test 5 · A puppy at home: the first weeks
«it's day one, let's take him to the dog park!!» What is the best reply?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: it, you, 's, best reply · What happens: be, let, take · To what, where: day, 's, him, dog park
This is test 5 of lesson 326 «A puppy at home: the first weeks» 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: «it's day one, let's take him to the dog park!!»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 let | punct |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 day | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 day | cop |
| 4 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 let | obl:unmarked |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 day | flat |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 day | punct |
| 7 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | 's | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 let | obj |
| 9 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 let | xcomp |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 take | obj |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 park | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 park | det |
| 13 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 park | compound |
| 14 | park | park | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 take | obl |
| 15 | !! | !! | PUNCT | _ | 7 let | punct |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | it | day | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | let in a quote | imperative | you not said here | 's | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | take in a quote | infinitive | 's not said here | him = he | the dog park | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to park=Destination |
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 the best reply?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 reply | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 reply | amod |
| 5 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best reply | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Only if the park is muddy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 6 muddy | advmod |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 6 muddy | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 park | det |
| 4 | park | park | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 muddy | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 muddy | cop |
| 6 | muddy | muddy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the park | muddy property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Wait for his vaccinations; carry him outside till then
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 vaccinations | case |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 vaccinations | nmod:poss |
| 4 | vaccinations | vaccination | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Wait | obl |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 carry | punct |
| 6 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Wait | conj |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 carry | obj |
| 8 | outside | outside | ADV | _ | 6 carry | advmod |
| 9 | till | till | ADV | _ | 6 carry | advmod |
| 10 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 6 carry | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | imperative | you not said here | for his vaccinations | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | carry | infinitive | you not said here | him = he | then | outside, till property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||
| 3 | vaccinate | his = he | nom vaccination «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Great, the more dogs he meets on day one the stronger he gets
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 dogs | amod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Great | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 dogs | det |
| 4 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 dogs | amod |
| 5 | dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 meets | nsubj |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 meets | nsubj |
| 7 | meets | meet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 gets | advcl |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 day | case |
| 9 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 meets | obl |
| 10 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 meets | obj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 stronger | det |
| 12 | stronger | strong | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 10 one | acl:relcl |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 gets | nsubj |
| 14 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meet | present | the Great more dogs | one | day | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Co-Agent | |||
| 2 | get | present | he | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4
Fine if he wears a jumper
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 wears | mark |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wears | nsubj |
| 4 | wears | wear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Fine | advcl |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 jumper | det |
| 6 | jumper | jumper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wears | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wear | present | he | a jumper | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent jumper=Source |
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