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Test 2 · ★ · Prediction: what happens next

★★ «Grace practised the piano every night for months. On the day of the concert, she walked onto the stage and took a deep breath.» What is a sensible prediction?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★ · What happens: practise, walk, take, be · To what, where: piano, stage, deep breath, sensible prediction

This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 19 «Prediction: what happens next» 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: ★★ «Grace practised the piano every night for months.

nsubjdeppunctnsubjdetobjdetobl:unmarkedcaseoblpunctroot★PROPN★X«PUNCTGracePROPNpractisedVERBtheDETpianoNOUNeveryDETnightNOUNforADPmonthsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1★★PROPNNumber=Sing5 practisednsubj
2★★XForeign=Yes1 ★dep
3««PUNCT_5 practisedpunct
4GraceGracePROPNNumber=Sing5 practisednsubj
5practisedpractiseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 pianodet
7pianopianoNOUNNumber=Sing5 practisedobj
8everyeveryDETPronType=Tot9 nightdet
9nightnightNOUNNumber=Sing5 practisedobl:unmarked
10forforADP_11 monthscase
11monthsmonthNOUNNumber=Plur5 practisedobl
12..PUNCT_5 practisedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1practise in a quotepast★the pianomonth; nighttree 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: On the day of the concert, she walked onto the stage and took a deep breath.»

casedetoblcasedetnmodpunctnsubjcasedetoblccconjdetamodobjpunctpunctrootOnADPtheDETdayNOUNofADPtheDETconcertNOUN,PUNCTshePRONwalkedVERBontoADPtheDETstageNOUNandCCONJtookVERBaDETdeepADJbreathNOUN.PUNCT»PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OnonADP_3 daycase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 daydet
3daydayNOUNNumber=Sing9 walkedobl
4ofofADP_6 concertcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 concertdet
6concertconcertNOUNNumber=Sing3 daynmod
7,,PUNCT_3 daypunct
8sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 walkednsubj
9walkedwalkVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
10ontoontoADP_12 stagecase
11thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 stagedet
12stagestageNOUNNumber=Sing9 walkedobl
13andandCCONJ_14 tookcc
14tooktakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin9 walkedconj
15aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art17 breathdet
16deepdeepADJDegree=Pos17 breathamod
17breathbreathNOUNNumber=Sing14 tookobj
18..PUNCT_9 walkedpunct
19»»PUNCT_9 walkedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1walkpast★the stagedayvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto stage=Trajectory
2takepast★ not said herea deep breathvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme

Sentence 3: What is a sensible prediction?

nsubjcopdetamodpunctrootWhatPRONisAUXaDETsensibleADJpredictionNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int5 predictionnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 predictioncop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 predictiondet
4sensiblesensibleADJDegree=Pos5 predictionamod
5predictionpredictionNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6??PUNCT_5 predictionpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta sensible predictiontree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

The piano turns into a horse

detnsubjcasedetoblrootTheDETpianoNOUNturnsVERBintoADPaDEThorseNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 pianodet
2pianopianoNOUNNumber=Sing3 turnsnsubj
3turnsturnVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4intointoADP_6 horsecase
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 horsedet
6horsehorseNOUNNumber=Sing3 turnsobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1turnpresentthe pianointo a horse resultvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into horse=Result

Option 2

She forgets how to play and runs off crying, though nothing hints at it

The tree, 14 words
nsubjadvmodmarkxcompccconjcompound:prtadvclpunctmarknsubjconjcaseoblrootShePRONforgetsVERBhowADVtoPARTplayVERBandCCONJrunsVERBoffADPcryingVERB,PUNCTthoughSCONJnothingPRONhintsVERBatADPitPRON
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 forgetsnsubj
2forgetsforgetVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3howhowADVPronType=Int5 playadvmod
4totoPART_5 playmark
5playplayVERBVerbForm=Inf2 forgetsxcomp
6andandCCONJ_7 runscc
7runsrunVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 forgetsconj
8offoffADP_7 runscompound:prt
9cryingcryVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part7 runsadvcl
10,,PUNCT_13 hintspunct
11thoughthoughSCONJ_13 hintsmark
12nothingnothingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Neg13 hintsnsubj
13hintshintVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 forgetsconj
14atatADP_15 itcase
15ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs13 hintsobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1forgetpresentShetree rules
2not playto-infinitiveShe not said herevn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3run offpresentShe not said herevn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4cry speech: expressgerundShe not said herevn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5hint speech: otherpresentnothingitvn say-37.7-1-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

She plays well, because she practised so much

nsubjadvmodpunctmarknsubjparataxisadvmodadvmodrootShePRONplaysVERBwellADV,PUNCTbecauseSCONJshePRONpractisedVERBsoADVmuchADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 playsnsubj
2playsplayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3wellwellADVDegree=Pos2 playsadvmod
4,,PUNCT_7 practisedpunct
5becausebecauseSCONJ_7 practisedmark
6sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 practisednsubj
7practisedpractiseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 playsparataxis
8sosoADV_9 muchadvmod
9muchmuchADV_2 playsadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1playpresentShewell propertyvn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2practisepastshetree rules

Option 4

She falls asleep

nsubjxcomprootShePRONfallsVERBasleepADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 fallsnsubj
2fallsfallVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3asleepasleepADJDegree=Pos2 fallsxcomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fallpresentSheasleep propertyvn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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