Test 4 · ★★ · Author's choices: why this word, why this way ★★★ Two versions: A) «Mia opened the box.» B) «Slowly, slowly, Mia lifted the lid.» Which builds more suspense, and why?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★ Two versions, Mia · What happens: open, lift, build · To what, where: A, lid, more suspense
This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 21 «Author's choices: why this word, why this way» 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: ★★★ Two versions: A) «Mia opened the box.»
compound dep punct nummod nsubj punct obl punct punct nsubj det obj punct punct root ★ PROPN ★ X ★ PUNCT Two NUM versions NOUN : PUNCT A DET ) PUNCT « PUNCT Mia PROPN opened VERB the DET box NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ★ ★ PROPN Number=Sing 5 versions compound 2 ★ ★ X Foreign=Yes 1 ★ dep 3 ★ ★ PUNCT _ 1 ★ punct 4 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 versions nummod 5 versions version NOUN Number=Plur 11 opened nsubj 6 : : PUNCT _ 7 A punct 7 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 opened obl 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 A punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 11 opened punct 10 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 11 opened nsubj 11 opened open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 box det 13 box box NOUN Number=Sing 11 opened obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 opened punct 15 » » PUNCT _ 11 opened punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 open in a quote past ★ Two versions A vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location box=Theme
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: B) «Slowly, slowly, Mia lifted the lid.»
discourse punct punct advmod punct conj punct nsubj det obj punct punct root B NUM ) PUNCT « PUNCT Slowly ADV , PUNCT slowly ADV , PUNCT Mia PROPN lifted VERB the DET lid NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 B B NUM _ 9 lifted discourse 2 ) ) PUNCT _ 1 B punct 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 Slowly punct 4 Slowly slowly ADV _ 9 lifted advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 slowly punct 6 slowly slowly ADV _ 4 Slowly conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 lifted punct 8 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 9 lifted nsubj 9 lifted lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 lid det 11 lid lid NOUN Number=Sing 9 lifted obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 lifted punct 13 » » PUNCT _ 9 lifted punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lift in a quote past Mia the lid slowly property vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lid=Theme
Sentence 3: Which builds more suspense, and why?
nsubj amod obj punct cc conj punct root Which PRON builds VERB more ADJ suspense NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ why ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which PRON PronType=Rel 2 builds nsubj 2 builds build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 suspense amod 4 suspense suspense NOUN Number=Sing 2 builds obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 why punct 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 why cc 7 why why ADV PronType=Int 2 builds conj 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 builds punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 build present more suspense vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset suspense=Product
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice B, because it is longer
punct mark nsubj cop conj root B NOUN , PUNCT because SCONJ it PRON is AUX longer ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 B B NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 6 longer punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 6 longer mark 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 longer nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 longer cop 6 longer long ADJ Degree=Cmp 1 B conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present B long property tree rules
Option 2 A, short sentences are always more exciting than any other kind
det punct amod nsubj cop advmod advmod case det amod obl root A DET , PUNCT short ADJ sentences NOUN are AUX always ADV more ADV exciting ADJ than ADP any DET other ADJ kind NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 exciting det 2 , , PUNCT _ 8 exciting punct 3 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sentences amod 4 sentences sentence NOUN Number=Plur 8 exciting nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 exciting cop 6 always always ADV PronType=Tot 7 more advmod 7 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 8 exciting advmod 8 exciting exciting ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 than than ADP _ 12 kind case 10 any any DET PronType=Ind 12 kind det 11 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 12 kind amod 12 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 8 exciting obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present short sentences than any other kind; exciting property tree rules
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer B, the repetition slows the moment down
vocative punct det nsubj det obj advmod root B NOUN , PUNCT the DET repetition NOUN slows VERB the DET moment NOUN down ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 B B NOUN Number=Sing 5 slows vocative 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 B punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 repetition det 4 repetition repetition NOUN Number=Sing 5 slows nsubj 5 slows slow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 moment det 7 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 5 slows obj 8 down down ADV _ 5 slows advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 slow down present the repetition moment B vocative ; down property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Option 4 A, it has fewer words
det punct nsubj amod obj root A DET , PUNCT it PRON has VERB fewer ADJ words NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 has det 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 has punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 fewer few ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 words amod 6 words word NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present it fewer words vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
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