Test 7 · ★★ · Glass and pottery
"my phone's 'unbreakable glass', so I can drop it on its corner, no problem". Right?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: phone · What happens: drop · To what, where: glass, corner
This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 30 «Glass and pottery» 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: "my phone's 'unbreakable glass', so I can drop it on its corner, no problem".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 drop | punct |
| 2 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 phone | nmod:poss |
| 3 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 drop | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 phone | case |
| 5 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 7 glass | punct |
| 6 | unbreakable | unbreakable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 glass | amod |
| 7 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 phone | conj |
| 8 | ', | ', | PUNCT | _ | 7 glass | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 drop | advmod |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 drop | nsubj |
| 11 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 drop | aux |
| 12 | drop | drop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 drop | obj |
| 14 | on | on | ADP | _ | 16 corner | case |
| 15 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 corner | nmod:poss |
| 16 | corner | corner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 drop | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 problem | punct |
| 18 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 19 problem | det |
| 19 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 corner | appos |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 problem | punct |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 drop | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drop in a quote | can | my phone and unbreakable glass | glass | glass's corner | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme on corner=Destination |
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: Right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right | right | INTJ | _ | root | root |
| 2 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Right | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
No, a hit on the corner can still crack it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 10 crack | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 hit | det |
| 4 | hit | hit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 crack | nsubj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 corner | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 corner | det |
| 7 | corner | corner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hit | nmod |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 crack | aux |
| 9 | still | still | ADV | _ | 10 crack | advmod |
| 10 | crack | crack | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 crack | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | crack | can | a hit on the corner | corner | still | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, toughened glass never breaks
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 breaks | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | toughened | toughen | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 glass | amod |
| 4 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 breaks | nsubj |
| 5 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 6 breaks | advmod |
| 6 | breaks | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | toughen | participle | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 2 | not break | present | toughened glass | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
Option 3
Yes, corners are the strongest part
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 part | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | corners | corner | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 part | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 part | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 part | det |
| 6 | strongest | strong | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 7 part | amod |
| 7 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | corners | the strongest part | tree rules |
Option 4
No, it only cracks when it is wet
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 cracks | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 cracks | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 cracks | nsubj |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 cracks | advmod |
| 5 | cracks | crack | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 wet | advmod |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 wet | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 wet | cop |
| 9 | wet | wet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 cracks | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | crack | present | it | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is | present | it | wet property | tree rules |
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