Test 4 · ★ · Vowel teams, split digraphs and choosing the spelling «nite» is on a shop sign. Sadie's mum says «see, it's spelled nite». What is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: nite, mum · What happens: be, say, see, spell · To what, where: shop sign, nite · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 4 «Vowel teams, split digraphs and choosing the spelling» 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: «nite» is on a shop sign.
punct nsubj punct cop case det compound punct root « PUNCT nite NOUN » PUNCT is AUX on ADP a DET shop NOUN sign NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 nite punct 2 nite nite NOUN Number=Sing 8 sign nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 nite punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 sign cop 5 on on ADP _ 8 sign case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 sign det 7 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 8 sign compound 8 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 sign punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present nite a shop sign 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: Sadie's mum says «see, it's spelled nite».
nmod:poss case nsubj punct ccomp punct nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp xcomp punct punct root Sadie PROPN 's PART mum NOUN says VERB « PUNCT see VERB , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX spelled VERB nite NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sadie Sadie PROPN Number=Sing 3 mum nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Sadie case 3 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 see punct 6 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 says ccomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 spelled punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 spelled nsubj:pass 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 spelled aux:pass 10 spelled spell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 says ccomp 11 nite nite NOUN Number=Sing 10 spelled xcomp 12 » » PUNCT _ 10 spelled punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Sadie's mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 see in a quote infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 spell in a quote present · passive nite vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme
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 Both spellings are fine in school work
det nsubj cop case compound obl root Both DET spellings NOUN are AUX fine ADJ in ADP school NOUN work NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both DET PronType=Tot 2 spellings det 2 spellings spelling NOUN Number=Plur 4 fine nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fine cop 4 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 work case 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 work compound 7 work work NOUN Number=Sing 4 fine obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present both spellings school work fine property tree rules
Option 2 «nite» is the British spelling, «night» the American
punct nsubj punct cop det amod punct punct appos punct det parataxis root « PUNCT nite NOUN » PUNCT is AUX the DET British ADJ spelling NOUN , PUNCT « PUNCT night NOUN » PUNCT the DET American ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 nite punct 2 nite nite NOUN Number=Sing 7 spelling nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 nite punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 spelling cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 spelling det 6 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 7 spelling amod 7 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 night punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 night punct 10 night night NOUN Number=Sing 7 spelling appos 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 night punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 American det 13 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 7 spelling parataxis
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present nite the British spelling tree rules
Option 3 The sign is right and «night» is old-fashioned
det nsubj cop cc punct nsubj punct cop amod punct conj root The DET sign NOUN is AUX right ADJ and CCONJ « PUNCT night NOUN » PUNCT is AUX old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sign det 2 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 4 right nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 right cop 4 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 12 fashioned cc 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 night punct 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 12 fashioned nsubj 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 night punct 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 fashioned cop 10 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 12 fashioned amod 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 old punct 12 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 4 right conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the sign right property tree rules 2 is present night fashioned property tree rules
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer Signs can use playful spellings; the real word is «night»
nsubj aux amod obj punct det amod nsubj cop punct obl punct root Signs NOUN can AUX use VERB playful ADJ spellings NOUN ; PUNCT the DET real ADJ word NOUN is AUX « PUNCT night NOUN » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Signs sign NOUN Number=Plur 3 use nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 use aux 3 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 playful playful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 spellings amod 5 spellings spelling NOUN Number=Plur 3 use obj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 night punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 word det 8 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 9 word amod 9 word word NOUN Number=Sing 12 night nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 night cop 11 « « PUNCT _ 12 night punct 12 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 use obl 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 night punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use can Signs playful spellings vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spelling=Patient 2 is a in a quote present the real word night tree rules
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.
← previous Vowel teams, split digraphs and choosi…, test 3next → Vowel teams, split digraphs and choosi…, test 5↑ back to Vowel teams, split digraphs and choosing the spelling This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/4-vowel-teams-split-digraphs-and-choosing-the-spelling/t4/