Test 1 · ★ · Reading a story: characters, plot and setting
«Nell's just bored, that's why she got the towel». Which clue shows she is kind, not bored?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: that, Nell, clue · What happens: be, get, show, not bore · To what, where: towel · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 22 «Reading a story: characters, plot and setting» 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: «Nell's just bored, that's why she got the towel».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 bored | punct |
| 2 | Nell | Nell | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 bored | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 Nell | case |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 5 bored | advmod |
| 5 | bored | bored | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 why | punct |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 why | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 why | cop |
| 9 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 bored | parataxis |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 got | nsubj |
| 11 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 why | ccomp |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 towel | det |
| 13 | towel | towel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 got | obj |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 bored | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 bored | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | that | why property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | get in a quote | past | Nell | the towel | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer towel=Stimulus |
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: Which clue shows she is kind, not bored?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 clue | det |
| 2 | clue | clue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 shows | nsubj |
| 3 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 kind | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 kind | cop |
| 6 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 shows | ccomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 bored | punct |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 bored | advmod |
| 9 | bored | bore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 kind | conj |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 shows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | which clue | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | clue | kind property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | not bore | participle | clue not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
She helps the kitten even after it hisses at her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 helps | nsubj |
| 2 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 kitten | det |
| 4 | kitten | kitten | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 helps | obj |
| 5 | even | even | ADV | _ | 8 hisses | advmod |
| 6 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 8 hisses | mark |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 hisses | nsubj |
| 8 | hisses | hiss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 helps | advcl |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 her | case |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 hisses | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | present | She | the kitten | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Beneficiary | ||||
| 2 | hiss | present | kitten | at her = she | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at she=Location |
Option 2
She has an old towel in a cupboard
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 towel | det |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 towel | amod |
| 5 | towel | towel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 has | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 cupboard | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 cupboard | det |
| 8 | cupboard | cupboard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 towel | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | She | a old towel | a cupboard | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent towel=Patient |
Option 3
She lives near some bins
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 lives | nsubj |
| 2 | lives | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | near | near | ADP | _ | 5 bins | case |
| 4 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 5 bins | det |
| 5 | bins | bin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 lives | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | She | some bins | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near bin=Location |
Option 4
She went inside the house
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 went | nsubj |
| 2 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | inside | inside | ADP | _ | 5 house | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 house | det |
| 5 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 went | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | She | the house | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme inside house=Location |
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