Test 10 · ★★★ · The brain and nerves
In a film a robot says the brain is like a computer that is off while you sleep. What is wrong?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: robot, brain, computer, you · What happens: say, be, sleep · To what, where: film · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 68 «The brain and nerves» 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 film a robot says the brain is like a computer that is off while you sleep.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 film | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 film | det |
| 3 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | obl |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 robot | det |
| 5 | robot | robot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | nsubj |
| 6 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 brain | det |
| 8 | brain | brain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 computer | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 computer | cop |
| 10 | like | like | ADP | _ | 12 computer | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 computer | det |
| 12 | computer | computer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | ccomp |
| 13 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 off | nsubj |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 off | cop |
| 15 | off | off | ADV | _ | 12 computer | acl:relcl |
| 16 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 18 sleep | mark |
| 17 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 18 sleep | nsubj |
| 18 | sleep | sleep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 says | advcl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a robot | a film | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in film=Manner | ||||
| 2 | is | present | the brain | like a computer | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is | present | a computer | off property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | sleep | present | you | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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 wrong?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wrong | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | cop |
| 3 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wrong | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | wrong property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The brain stays busy in sleep, sorting memories and making dreams
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 brain | det |
| 2 | brain | brain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stays | nsubj |
| 3 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | busy | busy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 stays | xcomp |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 sleep | case |
| 6 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stays | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 sorting | punct |
| 8 | sorting | sort | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 stays | advcl |
| 9 | memories | memory | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 sorting | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 making | cc |
| 11 | making | make | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 sorting | conj |
| 12 | dreams | dream | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 making | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | present | the brain | sleep | busy property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sleep=Location | |||
| 2 | sort | gerund | the brain not said here | memories | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent memory=Theme | ||||
| 3 | make | gerund | the brain not said here | dreams | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset dream=Product |
Option 2
The brain is only off at weekends
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 brain | det |
| 2 | brain | brain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 off | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 off | cop |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 off | advmod |
| 5 | off | off | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 weekends | case |
| 7 | weekends | weekend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 off | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the brain | weekend | off property | tree rules |
Option 3
The brain is on only in REM sleep
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 brain | det |
| 2 | brain | brain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sleep | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 sleep | cop |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 sleep | case |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 sleep | advmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 sleep | case |
| 7 | REM | rem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sleep | compound |
| 8 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the brain | REM sleep | tree rules |
Option 4
Nothing is wrong, the brain really is switched off every night
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 3 wrong | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | cop |
| 3 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 switched | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 brain | det |
| 6 | brain | brain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 switched | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | really | really | ADV | _ | 9 switched | advmod |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 switched | aux:pass |
| 9 | switched | switch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 wrong | advcl |
| 10 | off | off | ADP | _ | 9 switched | compound:prt |
| 11 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 12 night | det |
| 12 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 switched | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Nothing | wrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | switch off | present · passive | the brain | night | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
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