Test 4 · Reading for pleasure and the reading book at home Dad: «I'm no reader, me, nowt I can do for the lad.» (nowt is northern for nothing.) What's true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, nowt · What happens: be, do · To what, where: reader, nowt
This is test 4 of lesson 16 «Reading for pleasure and the reading book at home» 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: «I'm no reader, me, nowt I can do for the lad.»
punct punct nsubj cop det appos punct nmod punct nmod nsubj aux acl:relcl case det obl punct punct root Dad NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX no DET reader NOUN , PUNCT me PRON , PUNCT nowt NOUN I PRON can AUX do VERB for ADP the DET lad NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 7 reader punct 3 « « PUNCT _ 7 reader punct 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 reader nsubj 5 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 reader cop 6 no no DET PronType=Neg 7 reader det 7 reader reader NOUN Number=Sing 1 Dad appos 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 me punct 9 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 reader nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 nowt punct 11 nowt nowt NOUN Number=Sing 7 reader nmod 12 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 14 do nsubj 13 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 do aux 14 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 nowt acl:relcl 15 for for ADP _ 17 lad case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 lad det 17 lad lad NOUN Number=Sing 14 do obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 11 nowt punct 19 » » PUNCT _ 11 nowt punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present I no reader me nmod ; nowt nmod tree rules 2 do in a quote can I nowt not said here for the lad vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nowt=Eventuality
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: (nowt is northern for nothing.)
punct nsubj cop case obl punct punct root ( PUNCT nowt NOUN is AUX northern ADJ for ADP nothing PRON . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 northern punct 2 nowt nowt NOUN Number=Sing 4 northern nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 northern cop 4 northern northern ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 for for ADP _ 6 nothing case 6 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 4 northern obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 northern punct 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 northern punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present nowt for nothing; northern property tree rules
Sentence 3: What's true?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON 's AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 true nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 true cop 3 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 true punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present true property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice He's right, only good readers can help a child
nsubj cop punct advmod amod nsubj aux conj det obj root He PRON 's AUX right ADJ , PUNCT only ADV good ADJ readers NOUN can AUX help VERB a DET child NOUN 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 3 right nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right cop 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 help punct 5 only only ADV _ 7 readers advmod 6 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 7 readers amod 7 readers reader NOUN Number=Plur 9 help nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 help aux 9 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 right conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 child det 11 child child NOUN Number=Sing 9 help obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present He right property tree rules 2 help can good readers a child vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary
Option 2 He must read the whole book on his own first, before he talks to his son about it
The tree, 18 words nsubj aux det amod obj case nmod:poss obl advmod punct mark nsubj conj case nmod:poss obl case nmod root He PRON must AUX read VERB the DET whole ADJ book NOUN on ADP his PRON own ADJ first ADV , PUNCT before SCONJ he PRON talks VERB to ADP his PRON son NOUN about ADP it PRON 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 3 read nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 read aux 3 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 book det 5 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 6 book amod 6 book book NOUN Number=Sing 3 read obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 own case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 own nmod:poss 9 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 3 read obl 10 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 read advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 talks punct 12 before before SCONJ _ 14 talks mark 13 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 talks nsubj 14 talks talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 read conj 15 to to ADP _ 17 son case 16 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 son nmod:poss 17 son son NOUN Number=Sing 14 talks obl 18 about about ADP _ 19 it case 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 son nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 read must He the whole book his own first property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic 2 talk present he to his son about book vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to son=Co-Agent
Option 3 He should leave reading to the school completely
nsubj aux xcomp case det obl advmod root He PRON should AUX leave VERB reading VERB to ADP the DET school NOUN completely ADV 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 3 leave nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 leave aux 3 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 reading read VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 leave xcomp 5 to to ADP _ 7 school case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 school det 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 leave obl 8 completely completely ADV _ 3 leave advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 leave should He to the school; completely property tree rules 2 read gerund He not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer He can listen and ask questions, and that helps a lot
nsubj aux cc conj obj punct cc nsubj parataxis det obj root He PRON can AUX listen VERB and CCONJ ask VERB questions NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ that PRON helps VERB a DET lot NOUN 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 3 listen nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 listen aux 3 listen listen VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 ask cc 5 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 listen conj 6 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 5 ask obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 helps punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 helps cc 9 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 helps nsubj 10 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 listen parataxis 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 lot det 12 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 10 helps obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 listen can He vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 ask speech: ask infinitive He not said here questions vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient 3 help present that a lot vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Beneficiary
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