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Test 2 · ★ · Alkalis and soda, and how they cancel acids

Ruby got stung by a wasp; her friend runs for vinegar "coz wasps are alkali". What's best?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: wasp, friend, coz wasps · What happens: sting, run, be · To what, where: Ruby, alkali

This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 16 «Alkalis and soda, and how they cancel acids» of the chemistry 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: Ruby got stung by a wasp; her friend runs for vinegar "coz wasps are alkali".

nsubjaux:passcasedetoblpunctnmod:possnsubjconjcaseoblpunctcompoundnsubjcopappospunctpunctrootRubyPROPNgotAUXstungVERBbyADPaDETwaspNOUN;PUNCTherPRONfriendNOUNrunsVERBforADPvinegarNOUN"PUNCTcozNOUNwaspsNOUNareAUXalkaliNOUN"PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RubyRubyPROPNNumber=Sing3 stungnsubj
2gotgetAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 stungaux:pass
3stungstingVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4bybyADP_6 waspcase
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 waspdet
6waspwaspNOUNNumber=Sing3 stungobl
7;;PUNCT_10 runspunct
8herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs9 friendnmod:poss
9friendfriendNOUNNumber=Sing10 runsnsubj
10runsrunVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 stungconj
11forforADP_12 vinegarcase
12vinegarvinegarNOUNNumber=Sing10 runsobl
13""PUNCT_17 alkalipunct
14cozcozNOUNNumber=Sing15 waspscompound
15waspswaspNOUNNumber=Plur17 alkalinsubj
16arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin17 alkalicop
17alkalialkaliNOUNNumber=Sing12 vinegarappos
18""PUNCT_17 alkalipunct
19..PUNCT_3 stungpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1stingpast · passivea waspRubyvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer
2runpresentRuby's friendfor vinegarvn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for vinegar=Beneficiary
3is a in a quotepresentcoz waspsalkalitree 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's best?

nsubjcoppunctrootWhatPRON'sAUXbestADJ?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int3 bestnsubj
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 bestcop
3bestgoodADJDegree=Suprootroot
4??PUNCT_3 bestpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentgood propertytree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Cold water, and get help if she swells up

amodnsubjpunctccobjmarknsubjadvclcompound:prtrootColdADJwaterNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJgetVERBhelpNOUNifSCONJshePRONswellsVERBupADP
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ColdcoldADJDegree=Pos2 wateramod
2waterwaterNOUNNumber=Sing5 getnsubj
3,,PUNCT_5 getpunct
4andandCCONJ_5 getcc
5getgetVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6helphelpNOUNNumber=Sing5 getobj
7ififSCONJ_9 swellsmark
8sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 swellsnsubj
9swellsswellVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 getadvcl
10upupADP_9 swellscompound:prt
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1getinfinitiveCold waterhelpvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus
2swell up a condition, not said to happenpresentwatervn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Option 2

Baking soda, the opposite of vinegar

compoundpunctdetapposcasenmodrootBakingNOUNsodaNOUN,PUNCTtheDEToppositeNOUNofADPvinegarNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BakingbakingNOUNNumber=Sing2 sodacompound
2sodasodaNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3,,PUNCT_5 oppositepunct
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 oppositedet
5oppositeoppositeNOUNNumber=Sing2 sodaappos
6ofofADP_7 vinegarcase
7vinegarvinegarNOUNNumber=Sing5 oppositenmod

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 3

Vinegar, because it cancels out the wasp sting

nsubjpunctmarknsubjcompound:prtdetcompoundobjrootVinegarNOUN,PUNCTbecauseSCONJitPRONcancelsVERBoutADPtheDETwaspNOUNstingNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1VinegarvinegarNOUNNumber=Sing5 cancelsnsubj
2,,PUNCT_5 cancelspunct
3becausebecauseSCONJ_5 cancelsmark
4ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 cancelsnsubj
5cancelscancelVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6outoutADP_5 cancelscompound:prt
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 stingdet
8waspwaspNOUNNumber=Sing9 stingcompound
9stingstingNOUNNumber=Sing5 cancelsobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1cancel outpresentVinegarthe wasp stingtree rules

Option 4

Lemon juice rubbed in hard

compoundaclcaseoblrootLemonNOUNjuiceNOUNrubbedVERBinADPhardADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LemonlemonNOUNNumber=Sing2 juicecompound
2juicejuiceNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3rubbedrubVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 juiceacl
4ininADP_5 hardcase
5hardhardADJDegree=Pos3 rubbedobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1rubparticipleLemon juice not said herehardvn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in hard=Destination

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