Test 5 · ★ · At the friend's home: what to say to the parents
You say «wǒ gāi zǒu le» and Ming's mum says «zài wánr yíhuìr ba». Do you have to stay?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: You, mum · What happens: say, have, stay · To what, where: wǒ, zài wánr yíhuìr ba · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 28 «At the friend's home: what to say to the parents» 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: You say «wǒ gāi zǒu le» and Ming's mum says «zài wánr yíhuìr ba».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 say | nsubj |
| 2 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 wǒ | punct |
| 4 | wǒ | wǒ | X | Foreign=Yes | 2 say | obj |
| 5 | gāi | gāi | X | Foreign=Yes | 4 wǒ | flat:foreign |
| 6 | zǒu | zǒu | X | Foreign=Yes | 4 wǒ | flat:foreign |
| 7 | le | le | X | Foreign=Yes | 4 wǒ | flat:foreign |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 wǒ | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 says | cc |
| 10 | Ming | Ming | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 mum | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 Ming | case |
| 12 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 says | nsubj |
| 13 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 say | conj |
| 14 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 18 ba | punct |
| 15 | zài | zài | X | Foreign=Yes | 18 ba | compound |
| 16 | wánr | wán | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 18 ba | amod |
| 17 | yíhuìr | yíhuìr | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 ba | compound |
| 18 | ba | ba | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 says | obj |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 18 ba | punct |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 say | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | You | wǒ | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent wǒ=Topic | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | Ming's mum | zài wánr yíhuìr ba | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent ba=Topic |
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: Do you have to stay?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 have | aux |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 have | nsubj |
| 3 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 stay | mark |
| 5 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 have | xcomp |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present · do-support | you | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | stay | to-infinitive | you not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
No, it's custom to ask; it's fine to go
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 custom | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 custom | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 custom | cop |
| 5 | custom | custom | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 ask | mark |
| 7 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 custom | xcomp |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 11 fine | punct |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 fine | expl |
| 10 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 fine | cop |
| 11 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 custom | conj |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 go | mark |
| 13 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 fine | csubj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | it | custom property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | to-infinitive | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | go | to-infinitive | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
No, she means hurry up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem 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 | hurry | hurry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 means | xcomp |
| 6 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 hurry | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | she | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | hurry up not said to happen | infinitive | she not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Yes, or she'll be insulted for ever
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 insulted | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 insulted | punct |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 insulted | cc |
| 4 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 insulted | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 insulted | aux |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 insulted | aux:pass |
| 7 | insulted | insult | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 ever | case |
| 9 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 7 insulted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | insult | future · passive | she | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for ever=Attribute |
Option 4
Yes, it's an order from a grown-up, so you stay
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 order | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 order | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 order | cop |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 order | det |
| 6 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 a | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 order | nmod |
| 9 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 a | acl |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 11 up | punct |
| 11 | up | up | ADP | _ | 9 grown | compound:prt |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 stay | punct |
| 13 | so | so | ADV | _ | 15 stay | advmod |
| 14 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 15 stay | nsubj |
| 15 | stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 order | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | a order | a | tree rules | |||
| 2 | grow up | participle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | stay | present | you | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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