Test 5 · ★ · Prefixes: un-, dis-, mis-, re-, pre-, in-, im-, il-, ir-
«my cousin in Delhi said they'll prepone the test, he's made that up». Is he?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: cousin, they · What happens: say, prepone, make up, be · To what, where: test, cousin · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 12 «Prefixes: un-, dis-, mis-, re-, pre-, in-, im-, il-, ir-» 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: «my cousin in Delhi said they'll prepone the test, he's made that up».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 said | punct |
| 2 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 3 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 said | nsubj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 Delhi | case |
| 5 | Delhi | Delhi | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 cousin | nmod |
| 6 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 prepone | nsubj |
| 8 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 prepone | aux |
| 9 | prepone | prepone | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 said | ccomp |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 test | det |
| 11 | test | test | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 prepone | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 said | punct |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 made | nsubj |
| 14 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 made | aux:pass |
| 15 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 said | ccomp |
| 16 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 15 made | obj |
| 17 | up | up | ADP | _ | 15 made | compound:prt |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 15 made | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | my cousin in Delhi | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | prepone in a quote | future | they | the test | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | make up in a quote | present · passive | cousin | tree rules |
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: Is he?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 he | cop |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 he | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | cousin | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Yes, «prepone» is not a word anywhere
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 9 word | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 word | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 prepone | punct |
| 4 | prepone | prepone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 word | nsubj |
| 5 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 prepone | punct |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 word | cop |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 word | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 word | det |
| 9 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | anywhere | anywhere | ADV | PronType=Ind | 9 word | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is a | present | prepone | a word | anywhere property | tree rules |
Option 2
No, it means «cancel», like «call off»
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 | _ | 6 cancel | punct |
| 6 | cancel | cancel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 means | ccomp |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 cancel | punct |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 call | punct |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 11 call | case |
| 10 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 call | punct |
| 11 | call | call | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 cancel | conj |
| 12 | off | off | ADP | _ | 11 call | compound:prt |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 cancel | 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 | cancel in a quote | infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | call off speech: assert in a quote | infinitive | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Yes, he means «postpone»
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 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc 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 postpone | punct |
| 6 | postpone | postpone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 means | obj |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 postpone | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | he | postpone | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent postpone=Topic |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, it is correct Indian English for «bring forward»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 7 English | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 English | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 English | cop |
| 5 | correct | correct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 English | amod |
| 6 | Indian | Indian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 English | amod |
| 7 | English | English | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 10 bring | mark |
| 9 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 bring | punct |
| 10 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 English | acl |
| 11 | forward | forward | ADV | _ | 10 bring | advmod |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 bring | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | correct Indian English | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | bring forward in a quote | infinitive | correct Indian English not said here | forward property | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |
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