Test 9 · Planning before writing A Gen Alpha kid says "storyboards are just comics, they're mid." ("Mid" means not very good.) What is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Gen kid, storyboards, Mid · What happens: say, be, not mean · To what, where: comics · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 of lesson 39 «Planning before writing» 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 Gen Alpha kid says "storyboards are just comics, they're mid."
det compound flat nsubj punct nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct nsubj cop ccomp punct punct root A DET Gen PROPN Alpha PROPN kid NOUN says VERB " PUNCT storyboards NOUN are AUX just ADV comics NOUN , PUNCT they PRON 're AUX mid ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 kid det 2 Gen Gen PROPN Number=Sing 4 kid compound 3 Alpha Alpha PROPN Number=Sing 2 Gen flat 4 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 5 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 " " PUNCT _ 10 comics punct 7 storyboards storyboard NOUN Number=Plur 10 comics nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 comics cop 9 just just ADV _ 10 comics advmod 10 comics comic NOUN Number=Plur 5 says ccomp 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 mid punct 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 mid nsubj 13 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 mid cop 14 mid mid ADJ Degree=Pos 5 says ccomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 14 mid punct 16 " " PUNCT _ 14 mid punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a Gen kid vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a in a quote present storyboards comics tree rules 3 is in a quote present storyboards = storyboard mid 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: ("Mid" means not very good.)
punct punct nsubj punct advmod advmod xcomp punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Mid PROPN " PUNCT means VERB not PART very ADV good ADJ . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Mid punct 3 Mid Mid PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Mid punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 means advmod 7 very very ADV _ 8 good advmod 8 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not mean present Mid good property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What is true?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 true nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 true cop 3 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 true punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present true property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Storyboards are real plans used by film makers too
nsubj cop amod acl case compound obl advmod root Storyboards NOUN are AUX real ADJ plans NOUN used VERB by ADP film NOUN makers NOUN too ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Storyboards storyboard NOUN Number=Plur 4 plans nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 plans cop 3 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 4 plans amod 4 plans plan NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 plans acl 6 by by ADP _ 8 makers case 7 film film NOUN Number=Sing 8 makers compound 8 makers maker NOUN Number=Plur 5 used obl 9 too too ADV _ 5 used advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Storyboards real plans tree rules 2 use participle real plans not said here by film makers vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 Comics can never help anyone with their writing
nsubj aux advmod obj case nmod:poss obl root Comics NOUN can AUX never ADV help VERB anyone PRON with ADP their PRON writing NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Comics comic NOUN Number=Plur 4 help nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 help aux 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 4 help advmod 4 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 help obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 writing case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 writing nmod:poss 8 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 4 help obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not help can Comics anyone with Comics's writing vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent anyone=Beneficiary with writing=Theme 2 write Comics = comic nom writing «act transitive»: poss=agent
Option 3 Storyboards are only used in maths lessons at school
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case compound obl case nmod root Storyboards NOUN are AUX only ADV used VERB in ADP maths NOUN lessons NOUN at ADP school NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Storyboards storyboard NOUN Number=Plur 4 used nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 used aux:pass 3 only only ADV _ 4 used advmod 4 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 lessons case 6 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 7 lessons compound 7 lessons lesson NOUN Number=Plur 4 used obl 8 at at ADP _ 9 school case 9 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 lessons nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use present · passive Storyboards maths lessons at school vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Option 4 Storyboards are only for babies who can't write yet
nsubj cop advmod case nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl advmod root Storyboards NOUN are AUX only ADV for ADP babies NOUN who PRON ca AUX n't PART write VERB yet ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Storyboards storyboard NOUN Number=Plur 5 babies nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 babies cop 3 only only ADV _ 5 babies advmod 4 for for ADP _ 5 babies case 5 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 write nsubj 7 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 write aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 write advmod 9 write write VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 babies acl:relcl 10 yet yet ADV _ 9 write advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Storyboards for babies tree rules 2 not write can babies yet vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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