Test 5 · ★ · Prediction: what happens next ★★★ «Every night, the biscuit tin was emptier. Every morning, there were crumbs by the dog's bed, and the dog looked very pleased.» Which prediction uses the evidence best?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: biscuit tin, crumbs, dog, prediction · What happens: be, look, use · To what, where: evidence
This is test 5 · ★ 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: ★★★ «Every night, the biscuit tin was emptier.
dep dep punct det appos punct det compound nsubj cop conj punct root ★ PROPN ★ X ★ X « PUNCT Every DET night NOUN , PUNCT the DET biscuit NOUN tin NOUN was AUX emptier ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ★ ★ PROPN Number=Sing root root 2 ★ ★ X Foreign=Yes 1 ★ dep 3 ★ ★ X Foreign=Yes 1 ★ dep 4 « « PUNCT _ 6 night punct 5 Every every DET PronType=Tot 6 night det 6 night night NOUN Number=Sing 1 ★ appos 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 emptier punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 tin det 9 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 10 tin compound 10 tin tin NOUN Number=Sing 12 emptier nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 emptier cop 12 emptier empty ADJ Degree=Cmp 1 ★ conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 ★ punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote past the biscuit tin empty property 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: Every morning, there were crumbs by the dog's bed, and the dog looked very pleased.»
det obl:unmarked punct expl advcl nsubj case det nmod:poss case obl punct cc det nsubj advmod xcomp punct punct root Every DET morning NOUN , PUNCT there PRON were VERB crumbs NOUN by ADP the DET dog NOUN 's PART bed NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET dog NOUN looked VERB very ADV pleased ADJ . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 morning det 2 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 5 were obl:unmarked 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 morning punct 4 there there PRON PronType=Dem 5 were expl 5 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 looked advcl 6 crumbs crumb NOUN Number=Plur 5 were nsubj 7 by by ADP _ 11 bed case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 dog det 9 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 11 bed nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 dog case 11 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 5 were obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 looked punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 16 looked cc 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 dog det 15 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 16 looked nsubj 16 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 17 very very ADV _ 18 pleased advmod 18 pleased pleased ADJ Degree=Pos 16 looked xcomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 16 looked punct 20 » » PUNCT _ 16 looked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 be past crumbs there morning by the dog's bed vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by bed=Location 2 look past the dog pleased property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Sentence 3: Which prediction uses the evidence best?
det nsubj det obj appos punct root Which DET prediction NOUN uses VERB the DET evidence NOUN best ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which DET PronType=Int 2 prediction det 2 prediction prediction NOUN Number=Sing 3 uses nsubj 3 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 evidence det 5 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 3 uses obj 6 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 evidence appos 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 uses punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use present which prediction the evidence vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evidence=Patient
The options Option 1 The family will buy a new tin because the old one has a hole
det nsubj aux det amod obj mark det amod nsubj advcl det obj root The DET family NOUN will AUX buy VERB a DET new ADJ tin NOUN because SCONJ the DET old ADJ one NOUN has VERB a DET hole NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 family det 2 family family NOUN Number=Sing 4 buy nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 buy aux 4 buy buy VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tin det 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tin amod 7 tin tin NOUN Number=Sing 4 buy obj 8 because because SCONJ _ 12 has mark 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 one det 10 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 11 one amod 11 one one NOUN Number=Sing 12 has nsubj 12 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 buy advcl 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 hole det 14 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing 12 has obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 buy future the family a new tin vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tin=Theme 2 have present the old one a hole vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient
Option 2 The dog will bake more biscuits
det nsubj aux amod obj root The DET dog NOUN will AUX bake VERB more ADJ biscuits NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 bake nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 bake aux 4 bake bake VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 biscuits amod 6 biscuits biscuit NOUN Number=Plur 4 bake obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 bake future the dog more biscuits vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Product
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice A burglar will be caught next week
det nsubj:pass aux aux:pass amod obl:unmarked root A DET burglar NOUN will AUX be AUX caught VERB next ADJ week NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 burglar det 2 burglar burglar NOUN Number=Sing 5 caught nsubj:pass 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 caught aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 caught aux:pass 5 caught catch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 7 week amod 7 week week NOUN Number=Sing 5 caught obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 catch future · passive a burglar week vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer The family will find out the dog is eating the biscuits
det nsubj aux compound:prt det nsubj aux ccomp det obj root The DET family NOUN will AUX find VERB out ADP the DET dog NOUN is AUX eating VERB the DET biscuits NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 family det 2 family family NOUN Number=Sing 4 find nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 find aux 4 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 out out ADP _ 4 find compound:prt 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 dog det 7 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 9 eating nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 eating aux 9 eating eat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 find ccomp 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 biscuits det 11 biscuits biscuit NOUN Number=Plur 9 eating obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 find out future the family vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 eat present · progressive the dog the biscuits vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient
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