Test 8 · ★★★ · Friendly teasing — when it's fun and when it stings In a cartoon a dad calls his son "xiǎo shǎguā" and hugs him. The subtitles say "you idiot!". What's wrong with the subtitle?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: dad, subtitles, you · What happens: call, hug, say, idiot, be · To what, where: son, cartoon, dad · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 23 «Friendly teasing — when it's fun and when it stings» 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 dad calls his son "xiǎo shǎguā" and hugs him.
case det obl det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct compound xcomp punct cc conj obj punct root In ADP a DET cartoon NOUN a DET dad NOUN calls VERB his PRON son NOUN " PUNCT xiǎo X shǎguā NOUN " PUNCT and CCONJ hugs VERB him PRON . 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 calls obl 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 dad det 5 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 6 calls nsubj 6 calls call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 son nmod:poss 8 son son NOUN Number=Sing 6 calls obj 9 " " PUNCT _ 11 shǎguā punct 10 xiǎo xiǎo X Foreign=Yes 11 shǎguā compound 11 shǎguā shǎguā NOUN Number=Sing 6 calls xcomp 12 " " PUNCT _ 11 shǎguā punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 hugs cc 14 hugs hug VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 calls conj 15 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 hugs obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 calls punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 call present a dad dad's son a cartoon vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent son=Recipient 2 hug present a dad not said here dad vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-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: The subtitles say "you idiot!".
det nsubj punct nsubj obj punct punct punct root The DET subtitles NOUN say VERB " PUNCT you PRON idiot NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 subtitles det 2 subtitles subtitle NOUN Number=Plur 3 say nsubj 3 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 " " PUNCT _ 6 idiot punct 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 idiot nsubj 6 idiot idiot NOUN Number=Sing 3 say obj 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 idiot punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 6 idiot punct 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 say punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: express present the subtitles vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 idiot in a quote you tree rules
Sentence 3: What's wrong with the subtitle?
nsubj cop case det obl punct root What PRON 's AUX wrong ADJ with ADP the DET subtitle NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 wrong nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wrong cop 3 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 subtitle case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 subtitle det 6 subtitle subtitle NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrong obl 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 wrong punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present with the subtitle; wrong property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Nothing, it's a harsh insult, hug or not
nsubj punct nsubj cop det amod punct parataxis cc conj root Nothing PRON , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX a DET harsh ADJ insult NOUN , PUNCT hug VERB or CCONJ not PART The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 7 insult nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Nothing punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 insult nsubj 4 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 insult cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 insult det 6 harsh harsh ADJ Degree=Pos 7 insult amod 7 insult insult NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 hug punct 9 hug hug VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 insult parataxis 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 not cc 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 hug conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Nothing a harsh insult tree rules 2 hug infinitive vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 It should say "you little brat"
nsubj aux punct nsubj amod obj punct root It PRON should AUX say VERB " PUNCT you PRON little ADJ brat NOUN " PUNCT 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 3 say nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 say aux 3 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 " " PUNCT _ 7 brat punct 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 brat nsubj 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 brat amod 7 brat brat NOUN Number=Sing 3 say obj 8 " " PUNCT _ 7 brat punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert should It vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 brat in a quote you tree rules
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer It's fond, more like "you silly-billy"
nsubj cop punct advmod case punct nsubj amod punct obl punct root It PRON 's AUX fond ADJ , PUNCT more ADV like ADP " PUNCT you PRON silly ADJ - PUNCT billy NOUN " PUNCT 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 3 fond nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 fond cop 3 fond fond ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 more punct 5 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 3 fond advmod 6 like like ADP _ 11 billy case 7 " " PUNCT _ 11 billy punct 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 billy nsubj 9 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 11 billy amod 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 silly punct 11 billy billy NOUN Number=Sing 3 fond obl 12 " " PUNCT _ 11 billy punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present It like silly billy; fond property tree rules
Option 4 It should say "you liar"
nsubj aux punct nsubj ccomp punct root It PRON should AUX say VERB " PUNCT you PRON liar NOUN " PUNCT 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 3 say nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 say aux 3 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 " " PUNCT _ 6 liar punct 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 liar nsubj 6 liar liar NOUN Number=Sing 3 say ccomp 7 " " PUNCT _ 6 liar punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert should It vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 liar in a quote you tree rules
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