Test 6 · ★ · Rice, maize and potatoes: the plants that feed the world
In a cartoon, a cheeky potato with eyes and arms sprouts in a sunny window and the kid eats it raw, green bits and all. What is the danger?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: cheeky potato, danger · What happens: eat, be · To what, where: kid, cartoon
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 345 «Rice, maize and potatoes: the plants that feed the world» 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 cartoon, a cheeky potato with eyes and arms sprouts in a sunny window and the kid eats it raw, green bits and all.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 cartoon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cartoon | det |
| 3 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 eats | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 cartoon | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 potato | det |
| 6 | cheeky | cheeky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 potato | amod |
| 7 | potato | potato | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 eats | nsubj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 eyes | case |
| 9 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 potato | nmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 sprouts | cc |
| 11 | arms | arm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 sprouts | compound |
| 12 | sprouts | sprout | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 potato | conj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 window | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 window | det |
| 15 | sunny | sunny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 window | amod |
| 16 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 sprouts | nmod |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 kid | cc |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 kid | det |
| 19 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 potato | conj |
| 20 | eats | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 21 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 eats | obj |
| 22 | raw | raw | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 bits | amod |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 bits | punct |
| 24 | green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 bits | amod |
| 25 | bits | bit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 eats | obj |
| 26 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 27 all | cc |
| 27 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 25 bits | conj |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 20 eats | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | present | a cheeky potato with eyes and arms sprouts in a sunny window and the kid | kid | a cartoon | 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.
Sentence 2: What is the danger?
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 | 4 danger | det |
| 4 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the danger | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Nothing, green potatoes are healthiest
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 6 healthiest | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nothing | punct |
| 3 | green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 potatoes | amod |
| 4 | potatoes | potato | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 healthiest | nsubj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 healthiest | cop |
| 6 | healthiest | healthy | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Nothing | healthy property | tree rules |
Option 2
The eyes will see inside your tummy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 eyes | det |
| 2 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 see | nsubj |
| 3 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 see | aux |
| 4 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | inside | inside | ADP | _ | 7 tummy | case |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 tummy | nmod:poss |
| 7 | tummy | tummy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 see | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | future | the eyes | your tummy | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Green parts and sprouts hold a natural poison that can upset your tummy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 parts | amod |
| 2 | parts | part | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 hold | nsubj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 sprouts | cc |
| 4 | sprouts | sprout | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 parts | conj |
| 5 | hold | hold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 poison | det |
| 7 | natural | natural | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 poison | amod |
| 8 | poison | poison | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hold | obj |
| 9 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 upset | nsubj |
| 10 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 upset | aux |
| 11 | upset | upset | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 poison | acl:relcl |
| 12 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 tummy | nmod:poss |
| 13 | tummy | tummy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 upset | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | present | Green parts and sprouts | a natural poison | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poison=Theme | ||||
| 2 | upset | can | a natural poison | your tummy | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus tummy=Experiencer |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Raw potatoes turn into chips inside you
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raw | raw | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 potatoes | amod |
| 2 | potatoes | potato | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 turn | nsubj |
| 3 | turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 5 chips | case |
| 5 | chips | chip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 turn | obl |
| 6 | inside | inside | ADP | _ | 7 you | case |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 turn | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn | present | Raw potatoes | chips | inside you | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into chip=Trajectory |
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