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Test 7 · Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check

Ethan said «chomp» for «chom». His mum says «well done, nearly». What should she do?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Ethan, mum · What happens: say, do · To what, where: chomp · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 7 of lesson 2 «Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check» 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: Ethan said «chomp» for «chom».

nsubjpunctobjpunctcasepunctnmodpunctpunctrootEthanPROPNsaidVERB«PUNCTchompNOUN»PUNCTforADP«PUNCTchomNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1EthanEthanPROPNNumber=Sing2 saidnsubj
2saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3««PUNCT_4 chomppunct
4chompchompNOUNNumber=Sing2 saidobj
5»»PUNCT_4 chomppunct
6forforADP_8 chomcase
7««PUNCT_8 chompunct
8chomchomNOUNNumber=Sing4 chompnmod
9»»PUNCT_4 chomppunct
10..PUNCT_2 saidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpastEthanchompfor chomvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent chomp=Topic

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: His mum says «well done, nearly».

nmod:possnsubjpunctadvmodccomppunctadvmodpunctpunctrootHisPRONmumNOUNsaysVERB«PUNCTwellADVdoneVERB,PUNCTnearlyADV»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 mumnmod:poss
2mummumNOUNNumber=Sing3 saysnsubj
3sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4««PUNCT_6 donepunct
5wellwellADVDegree=Pos6 doneadvmod
6donedoVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 saysccomp
7,,PUNCT_8 nearlypunct
8nearlynearlyADV_6 doneadvmod
9»»PUNCT_6 donepunct
10..PUNCT_3 sayspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpresentEthan's mumvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2do in a quoteparticiplenearly, well propertyvn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 3: What should she do?

objauxnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONshouldAUXshePRONdoVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int4 doobj
2shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin4 doaux
3sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 donsubj
4dodoVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5??PUNCT_4 dopunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1doshouldmumvn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality

The options

Option 1

Praise the guess, because fast is what counts

detobjpunctmarkadvmodcopnsubjccomprootPraiseVERBtheDETguessNOUN,PUNCTbecauseSCONJfastADVisAUXwhatPRONcountsVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PraisepraiseVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 guessdet
3guessguessNOUNNumber=Sing1 Praiseobj
4,,PUNCT_6 fastpunct
5becausebecauseSCONJ_6 fastmark
6fastfastADVDegree=Pos1 Praiseadvmod
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 whatcop
8whatwhatPRONPronType=Int9 countsnsubj
9countscountVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 fastccomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1praiseimperativeyou not said herethe guessfast propertyvn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guess=Theme
2is apresenttree rules
3countpresentvn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Point under each letter and ask what it says

nsubjcasedetnmodccobjnsubjccomprootPointNOUNunderADPeachDETletterNOUNandCCONJaskVERBwhatPRONitPRONsaysVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PointpointNOUNNumber=Sing6 asknsubj
2underunderADP_4 lettercase
3eacheachDETPronType=Tot4 letterdet
4letterletterNOUNNumber=Sing1 Pointnmod
5andandCCONJ_6 askcc
6askaskVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
7whatwhatPRONPronType=Int9 saysobj
8ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 saysnsubj
9sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 askccomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ask speech: askinfinitivePoint under each lettervn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2say speech: assertpresentPointvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic

Option 3

Show him a picture of someone chomping

iobjdetobjcasenmodaclrootShowVERBhimPRONaDETpictureNOUNofADPsomeonePRONchompingVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ShowshowVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2himhePRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs1 Showiobj
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 picturedet
4picturepictureNOUNNumber=Sing1 Showobj
5ofofADP_6 someonecase
6someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind4 picturenmod
7chompingchompVERBVerbForm=Ger6 someoneacl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1showimperativeyou not said herea picture of someonehim = hevn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient picture=Topic
2chompgerundvn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

Tell him made-up words don't matter

iobjamodpunctcompound:prtnsubjauxadvmodccomprootTellVERBhimPRONmadeVERB-PUNCTupADPwordsNOUNdoAUXn'tPARTmatterVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TelltellVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2himhePRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs1 Telliobj
3mademakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass6 wordsamod
4--PUNCT_5 uppunct
5upupADP_3 madecompound:prt
6wordswordNOUNNumber=Plur9 matternsubj
7dodoAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 matteraux
8n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg9 matteradvmod
9mattermatterVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Tellccomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1tell speech: assertimperativeyou not said herehim = hevn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic
2make upparticiplevn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
3not matterpresent · do-supportmade wordsvn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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