Test 5 · Sounds and letters: how phonics starts Dad in the car: «zib? that's not a word, try again». Mia read it perfectly. What could he say instead?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Dad, Mia · What happens: not be, try, read, say · To what, where: word · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 of lesson 1 «Sounds and letters: how phonics starts» of the English 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: Dad in the car: «zib? that's not a word, try again».
nsubj case det nmod punct punct nsubj punct nsubj cop advmod det punct parataxis advmod punct punct root Dad NOUN in ADP the DET car NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT zib X ? PUNCT that PRON 's AUX not PART a DET word NOUN , PUNCT try VERB again ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 13 word nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 car case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 car det 4 car car NOUN Number=Sing 1 Dad nmod 5 : : PUNCT _ 13 word punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 zib punct 7 zib zib X _ 13 word nsubj 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 7 zib punct 9 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 13 word nsubj 10 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 word cop 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 word advmod 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 word det 13 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 try punct 15 try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 13 word parataxis 16 again again ADV _ 15 try advmod 17 » » PUNCT _ 15 try punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 13 word punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is a in a quote present Dad in the car a word tree rules 2 try in a quote infinitive again vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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: Mia read it perfectly.
nsubj obj advmod punct root Mia PROPN read VERB it PRON perfectly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 2 read nsubj 2 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 read obj 4 perfectly perfectly ADV _ 2 read advmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 read punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 read past Mia word perfectly property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Sentence 3: What could he say instead?
obj aux nsubj advmod punct root What PRON could AUX he PRON say VERB instead ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 say obj 2 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 say aux 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 say nsubj 4 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 instead instead ADV _ 4 say advmod 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 say punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert could Mia instead property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
The options Option 1 «Good guess, but guessing is how reading works»
punct amod punct cc nsubj cop advmod amod appos punct root « PUNCT Good ADJ guess NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ guessing VERB is AUX how ADV reading VERB works NOUN » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 guess punct 2 Good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 guess amod 3 guess guess NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 10 works punct 5 but but CCONJ _ 10 works cc 6 guessing guess VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 works nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 works cop 8 how how ADV PronType=Int 10 works advmod 9 reading read VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 works amod 10 works work NOUN Number=Plur 3 guess appos 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 works punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 guess in a quote gerund vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 read in a quote gerund vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a in a quote present reading works tree rules
Option 2 «Only real words count, so it was wrong»
punct advmod amod nsubj punct advmod nsubj cop conj punct root « PUNCT Only ADV real ADJ words NOUN count VERB , PUNCT so ADV it PRON was AUX wrong ADJ » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 count punct 2 Only only ADV _ 4 words advmod 3 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 4 words amod 4 words word NOUN Number=Plur 5 count nsubj 5 count count VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 wrong punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 wrong advmod 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 wrong nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 wrong cop 10 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 5 count conj 11 » » PUNCT _ 5 count punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 count in a quote present real words vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 2 is in a quote past it wrong property tree rules
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer «Brilliant sounding out! It's an alien word»
Sentence 1: «Brilliant sounding out!
punct advcl compound:prt punct root « PUNCT Brilliant ADJ sounding VERB out ADP ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Brilliant punct 2 Brilliant brilliant ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 sounding sound VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 Brilliant advcl 4 out out ADP _ 3 sounding compound:prt 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Brilliant punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sound out in a quote gerund vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Sentence 2: It's an alien word»
nsubj cop det amod punct root It PRON 's AUX an DET alien ADJ word 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 5 word nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 word cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 word det 4 alien alien ADJ Degree=Pos 5 word amod 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 word punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a alien word tree rules
Option 4 «You need to learn that word by its shape»
punct nsubj mark xcomp det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root « PUNCT You PRON need VERB to PART learn VERB that DET word NOUN by ADP its PRON shape NOUN » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 need punct 2 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 need nsubj 3 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 learn mark 5 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 need xcomp 6 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 word det 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing 5 learn obj 8 by by ADP _ 10 shape case 9 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 shape nmod:poss 10 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 5 learn obl 11 » » PUNCT _ 3 need punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 need in a quote present You vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 learn not said to happen, in a quote to-infinitive You not said here that word by word's shape vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic
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