Test 2 · ★ · Browning apples, rotting and mould
"bread's got a green spot, I'll just pick it off and eat the rest". Is that a good idea for soft food?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: bread, I · What happens: get, pick off, eat, be · To what, where: green spot, spot, rest, good idea · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 23 «Browning apples, rotting and mould» 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: "bread's got a green spot, I'll just pick it off and eat the rest".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 got | punct |
| 2 | bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 got | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 got | aux |
| 4 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 12 pick | csubj |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 spot | det |
| 6 | green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 spot | amod |
| 7 | spot | spot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 got | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 got | punct |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 pick | nsubj |
| 10 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 pick | aux |
| 11 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 pick | advmod |
| 12 | pick | pick | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 pick | obj |
| 14 | off | off | ADP | _ | 12 pick | compound:prt |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 eat | cc |
| 16 | eat | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 pick | conj |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 rest | det |
| 18 | rest | rest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 eat | obj |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 rest | punct |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 pick | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get in a quote | present · passive | bread | a green spot | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer spot=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | pick off in a quote | future | I | spot | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | ||||
| 3 | eat in a quote | present | I not said here | the rest | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Patient |
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: Is that a good idea for soft food?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 idea | cop |
| 2 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 5 idea | mark |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 idea | det |
| 4 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 idea | amod |
| 5 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 food | case |
| 7 | soft | soft | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 food | amod |
| 8 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 idea | nmod |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 idea | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a good idea | for soft food | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, green mould is always safe
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 safe | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 mould | amod |
| 4 | mould | mould | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 safe | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 safe | cop |
| 6 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 7 safe | advmod |
| 7 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | green mould | always, safe property | tree rules |
Option 2
Yes, mould is only on the surface
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 8 surface | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | mould | mould | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 surface | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 surface | cop |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 surface | advmod |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 surface | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 surface | det |
| 8 | surface | surface | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | mould | the surface | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
No, mould threads can go deep inside
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 go | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | mould | mould | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 threads | compound |
| 4 | threads | thread | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 go | nsubj |
| 5 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 go | aux |
| 6 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | deep | deep | ADV | _ | 6 go | advmod |
| 8 | inside | inside | ADV | _ | 6 go | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | can | mould threads | deep, inside property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
No, because bread can never be eaten
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 8 eaten | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 eaten | punct |
| 3 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 eaten | mark |
| 4 | bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 eaten | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 eaten | aux |
| 6 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 eaten | advmod |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 eaten | aux:pass |
| 8 | eaten | eat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not eat | can · passive | bread | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
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