Test 7 · Today, tomorrow, now, later In a cartoon a boy asks "can I have sweets?", and his mum says "yǐhòu zài shuō". He cheers. Was he right to cheer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy, mum, shuō · What happens: ask, have, say, cheer, be · To what, where: cartoon, sweets · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 of lesson 21 «Today, tomorrow, now, later» of the Chinese street 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 cartoon a boy asks "can I have sweets?", and his mum says "yǐhòu zài shuō".
case det obl det nsubj punct aux nsubj ccomp obj punct punct punct cc nmod:poss nsubj conj punct discourse flat nsubj punct punct root In ADP a DET cartoon NOUN a DET boy NOUN asks VERB " PUNCT can AUX I PRON have VERB sweets NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT , PUNCT and CCONJ his PRON mum NOUN says VERB " PUNCT yǐhòu X zài X shuō NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 cartoon case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 cartoon det 3 cartoon cartoon NOUN Number=Sing 6 asks obl 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 boy det 5 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 6 asks nsubj 6 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 " " PUNCT _ 10 have punct 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 have aux 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 have nsubj 10 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 asks ccomp 11 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 10 have obj 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 10 have punct 13 " " PUNCT _ 10 have punct 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 says punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 18 says cc 16 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 mum nmod:poss 17 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 18 says nsubj 18 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 asks conj 19 " " PUNCT _ 20 yǐhòu punct 20 yǐhòu yǐhòu X Foreign=Yes 22 shuō discourse 21 zài zài X Foreign=Yes 20 yǐhòu flat 22 shuō shuō NOUN Number=Sing 18 says nsubj 23 " " PUNCT _ 22 shuō punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 asks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask present a boy a cartoon vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have in a quote can a boy = boy sweets vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient 3 say speech: assert present boy's mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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: He cheers.
nsubj punct root He PRON cheers VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 cheers nsubj 2 cheers cheer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 . . PUNCT _ 2 cheers punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cheer present shuō vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Sentence 3: Was he right to cheer?
cop nsubj advmod mark punct root Was AUX he PRON right ADV to PART cheer VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 cheer cop 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 cheer nsubj 3 right right ADV _ 5 cheer advmod 4 to to PART _ 5 cheer mark 5 cheer cheer VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 cheer punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past shuō cheer, right property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Yes, it means "yes, have them now"
discourse punct nsubj punct discourse punct ccomp obj advmod punct root Yes INTJ , PUNCT it PRON means VERB " PUNCT yes INTJ , PUNCT have VERB them PRON now ADV " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 4 means discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 8 have punct 6 yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 8 have discourse 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 yes punct 8 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 means ccomp 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 have obj 10 now now ADV PronType=Dem 8 have advmod 11 " " PUNCT _ 8 have punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present it vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have in a quote present them = they now vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
Option 2 Yes, it means "take two"
discourse punct nsubj punct ccomp obj punct root Yes INTJ , PUNCT it PRON means VERB " PUNCT take VERB two NUM " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 4 means discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 take punct 6 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means ccomp 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 take obj 8 " " PUNCT _ 6 take punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present it vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 take in a quote infinitive two vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent two=Theme
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer Probably not, it's usually a soft no
advmod advmod punct nsubj cop advmod det amod root Probably ADV not PART , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX usually ADV a DET soft ADJ no NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Probably probably ADV _ 2 not advmod 2 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 no advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 not punct 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 no nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 no cop 6 usually usually ADV _ 9 no advmod 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 no det 8 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 9 no amod 9 no no NOUN Number=Sing root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is a present it a soft no usually property tree rules
Option 4 No, it means "never ever, not once"
discourse punct nsubj punct advmod advmod punct advmod advmod punct root No INTJ , PUNCT it PRON means VERB " PUNCT never ADV ever ADV , PUNCT not PART once ADV " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 4 means discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 7 ever punct 6 never never ADV PronType=Neg 7 ever advmod 7 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 4 means advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 once punct 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 once advmod 10 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 4 means advmod 11 " " PUNCT _ 10 once punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present it ever once property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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