Test 2 · ★★ · Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 3…
The story calls the Man's children «the laziest people in the world». What should we think of that today?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: story, we · What happens: call, think · To what, where: children · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 92 «Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 3: the Moon pulls the sea, and how tides really work» of the books 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: The story calls the Man's children «the laziest people in the world».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 story | det |
| 2 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 calls | nsubj |
| 3 | calls | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Man | det |
| 5 | Man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 children | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 Man | case |
| 7 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 calls | obj |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 people | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 people | det |
| 10 | laziest | lazy | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 11 people | amod |
| 11 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 children | appos |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 world | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 world | det |
| 14 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 people | nmod |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 11 people | punct |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 calls | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | present | the story | the Man's children | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent child=Recipient |
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 should we think of that today?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 think | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 think | aux |
| 3 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 think | nsubj |
| 4 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 that | case |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 think | obl |
| 7 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 think | obl:unmarked |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 think | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | should | we | today | of that | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
The options
Option 1
It is a true fact and it is fine
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 fact | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 fact | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 fact | det |
| 4 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 fact | amod |
| 5 | fact | fact | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 fine | cc |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 fine | expl |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 fine | cop |
| 9 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 fact | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a true fact | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | fine property | tree rules |
Option 2
Everyone agrees it was a fair judgement of the Man's children, long ago and now
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 2 agrees | nsubj |
| 2 | agrees | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 judgement | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 judgement | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 judgement | det |
| 6 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 judgement | amod |
| 7 | judgement | judgement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 agrees | ccomp |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 children | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Man | det |
| 10 | Man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 children | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 Man | case |
| 12 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 judgement | nmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 ago | punct |
| 14 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 15 ago | advmod |
| 15 | ago | ago | ADV | _ | 2 agrees | advmod |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 now | cc |
| 17 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 15 ago | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | present | Everyone | ago property | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is a | past | it | a fair judgement | of the Man's children | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
It is an old, unkind idea and it is wrong
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 idea | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 idea | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 idea | det |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 idea | amod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 old | punct |
| 6 | unkind | unkind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 idea | amod |
| 7 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 wrong | cc |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 wrong | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 wrong | cop |
| 11 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 idea | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a old unkind idea | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | idea | wrong property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
It is an old, unkind idea, and it is wrong to say such things about people
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 idea | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 idea | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 idea | det |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 idea | amod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 old | punct |
| 6 | unkind | unkind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 idea | amod |
| 7 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 wrong | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 wrong | cc |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 wrong | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 wrong | cop |
| 12 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 idea | parataxis |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 say | mark |
| 14 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 wrong | csubj |
| 15 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 things | amod |
| 16 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 say | obj |
| 17 | about | about | ADP | _ | 18 people | case |
| 18 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 things | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a old unkind idea | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | it | wrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | to-infinitive | such things | about people | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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