Test 7 · ★ · Debating and discussion
Isla says, "That's cap, homework's never helped anyone, ever." Which reply is the best rebuttal?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Isla, cap, reply · What happens: say, be, not help · To what, where: cap, anyone, best rebuttal · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 49 «Debating and discussion» 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: Isla says, "That's cap, homework's never helped anyone, ever."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isla | Isla | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 cap | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 cap | punct |
| 5 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 cap | det |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 cap | cop |
| 7 | cap | cap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 helped | nsubj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 homework | punct |
| 9 | homework | homework | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cap | conj |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 homework | case |
| 11 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 12 helped | advmod |
| 12 | helped | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 says | ccomp |
| 13 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 12 helped | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 ever | punct |
| 15 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 12 helped | advmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 says | punct |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Isla | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | that cap and homework | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | not help in a quote | past | that cap and homework | anyone | ever | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Beneficiary |
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 reply is the best rebuttal?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 reply | det |
| 2 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 rebuttal | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 rebuttal | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 rebuttal | det |
| 5 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 rebuttal | amod |
| 6 | rebuttal | rebuttal | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 rebuttal | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | which reply | the best rebuttal | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
"No, you're cap, and so is your face, and your mate's face."
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 cap | punct |
| 2 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 cap | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 No | punct |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 cap | nsubj |
| 5 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 cap | cop |
| 6 | cap | cap | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 face | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 face | cc |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 face | advmod |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 face | cop |
| 11 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 face | nmod:poss |
| 12 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cap | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 face | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 face | cc |
| 15 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 mate | nmod:poss |
| 16 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 face | nmod:poss |
| 17 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 16 mate | case |
| 18 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cap | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 cap | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 cap | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | you | cap and your face and your mate's face | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | you not said here | your face | tree rules |
Option 2
"Homework is good, end of, because I said it is."
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 good | punct |
| 2 | Homework | homework | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 good | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 good | cop |
| 4 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 end | punct |
| 6 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 good | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 end | case |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 said | punct |
| 9 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 11 said | mark |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 said | nsubj |
| 11 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 good | conj |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 is | nsubj |
| 13 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 said | ccomp |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 good | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 good | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | Homework | of end | good property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | I | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | be in a quote | present | Homework | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
"Our spelling scores rose with home practice, so it helped us."
The tree, 11 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 scores | punct |
| 2 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 spelling | nmod:poss |
| 3 | spelling | spelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 scores | nsubj |
| 4 | scores | score | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | rose | rose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 scores | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 practice | case |
| 7 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 practice | compound |
| 8 | practice | practice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rose | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 helped | punct |
| 10 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 helped | advmod |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 helped | nsubj |
| 12 | helped | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 scores | parataxis |
| 13 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 helped | obj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 scores | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 scores | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | score in a quote | present | Our spelling | rose | with home practice | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rose=Theme | |||
| 2 | help in a quote | past | spelling | us | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | spell in a quote | Our | nom spelling «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
"Okay, fine, you win, I give up, there's no point."
The tree, 11 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 give | punct |
| 2 | Okay | okay | INTJ | _ | 10 give | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 win | punct |
| 4 | fine | fine | INTJ | _ | 7 win | discourse |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 win | punct |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 win | nsubj |
| 7 | win | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 Okay | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Okay | punct |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 give | nsubj |
| 10 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | up | up | ADP | _ | 10 give | compound:prt |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 's | punct |
| 13 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 14 's | expl |
| 14 | 's | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 give | advcl |
| 15 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 16 point | det |
| 16 | point | point | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 's | nsubj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 give | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 give | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win in a quote | present | you | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | give up in a quote | present | I | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | be in a quote | present | no point | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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