Test 6 · Commas: lists, clauses and clarity A Canadian kid writes "I want pancakes, maple syrup, eh." ("Eh" is a friendly tag on the end.) Is the comma before "eh" fine?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Canadian kid, I, Eh, comma · What happens: write, want, be · To what, where: pancakes, friendly tag, end · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 33 «Commas: lists, clauses and clarity» 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: A Canadian kid writes "I want pancakes, maple syrup, eh."
det amod nsubj punct nsubj ccomp obj punct compound conj punct discourse punct punct root A DET Canadian ADJ kid NOUN writes VERB " PUNCT I PRON want VERB pancakes NOUN , PUNCT maple NOUN syrup NOUN , PUNCT eh INTJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 kid det 2 Canadian Canadian ADJ Degree=Pos 3 kid amod 3 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 4 writes nsubj 4 writes write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 7 want punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 want nsubj 7 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 writes ccomp 8 pancakes pancake NOUN Number=Plur 7 want obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 syrup punct 10 maple maple NOUN Number=Sing 11 syrup compound 11 syrup syrup NOUN Number=Sing 8 pancakes conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 eh punct 13 eh eh INTJ _ 7 want discourse 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 want punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 7 want punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 write present a Canadian kid vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 want in a quote present I pancakes and maple syrup vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot pancake=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: ("Eh" is a friendly tag on the end.)
punct punct nsubj punct cop det amod case det nmod punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Eh PROPN " PUNCT is AUX a DET friendly ADJ tag NOUN on ADP the DET end NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 tag punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Eh punct 3 Eh Eh PROPN Number=Sing 8 tag nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Eh punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 tag cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 tag det 7 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tag amod 8 tag tag NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 on on ADP _ 11 end case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 end det 11 end end NOUN Number=Sing 8 tag nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 tag punct 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 tag punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Eh a friendly tag on the end tree rules
Sentence 3: Is the comma before "eh" fine?
cop det nsubj case punct nmod punct punct root Is AUX the DET comma NOUN before ADP " PUNCT eh NOUN " PUNCT fine ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 fine cop 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 comma det 3 comma comma NOUN Number=Sing 8 fine nsubj 4 before before ADP _ 6 eh case 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 eh punct 6 eh eh NOUN Number=Sing 3 comma nmod 7 " " PUNCT _ 6 eh punct 8 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 fine punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the comma before eh fine property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice No, "eh" needs a full stop before it
discourse punct punct nsubj punct det amod obj case obl root No INTJ , PUNCT " PUNCT eh NOUN " PUNCT needs VERB a DET full ADJ stop NOUN before ADP it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 6 needs discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 6 needs punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 4 eh punct 4 eh eh NOUN Number=Sing 6 needs nsubj 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 eh punct 6 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 stop det 8 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 9 stop amod 9 stop stop NOUN Number=Sing 6 needs obj 10 before before ADP _ 11 it case 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 needs obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 need present eh a full stop before stop vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot stop=Theme
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Yes, it separates the tag at the end
discourse punct nsubj det obj case det obl root Yes INTJ , PUNCT it PRON separates VERB the DET tag NOUN at ADP the DET end NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 4 separates discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 separates nsubj 4 separates separate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tag det 6 tag tag NOUN Number=Sing 4 separates obj 7 at at ADP _ 9 end case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 end det 9 end end NOUN Number=Sing 4 separates obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 separate present it the tag at the end vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tag=Patient
Option 3 No, "eh" is never written down
discourse punct punct nsubj:pass punct aux:pass advmod compound:prt root No INTJ , PUNCT " PUNCT eh NOUN " PUNCT is AUX never ADV written VERB down ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 8 written discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 4 eh punct 4 eh eh NOUN Number=Sing 8 written nsubj:pass 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 eh punct 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 written aux:pass 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 8 written advmod 8 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 down down ADP _ 8 written compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not write down present · passive eh vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Option 4 Yes, because "eh" is part of the list
discourse punct mark punct nsubj punct cop case det nmod root Yes INTJ , PUNCT because SCONJ " PUNCT eh NOUN " PUNCT is AUX part NOUN of ADP the DET list NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 8 part discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 8 part punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 8 part mark 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 eh punct 5 eh eh NOUN Number=Sing 8 part nsubj 6 " " PUNCT _ 5 eh punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 part cop 8 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 11 list case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 list det 11 list list NOUN Number=Sing 8 part nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present eh part of the list tree rules
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