Test 3 · Handwriting: holding the pencil and joining up «b and d again!! is something wrong with him?» Ben's mum is worried. What is the calm answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: b, mum, calm answer · What happens: be · To what, where: something
This is test 3 of lesson 5 «Handwriting: holding the pencil and joining up» 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: «b and d again!! is something wrong with him?»
punct nsubj cc conj advmod punct cop amod case obl punct punct root « PUNCT b NOUN and CCONJ d NOUN again ADV !! PUNCT is AUX something PRON wrong ADJ with ADP him PRON ? PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 b punct 2 b B NOUN Number=Sing 8 something nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 d cc 4 d D NOUN Number=Sing 2 b conj 5 again again ADV _ 2 b advmod 6 !! !! PUNCT _ 2 b punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 something cop 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 9 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 something amod 10 with with ADP _ 11 him case 11 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 wrong obl 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 something punct 13 » » PUNCT _ 8 something punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present b and d something 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: Ben's mum is worried.
nmod:poss case nsubj cop punct root Ben PROPN 's PART mum NOUN is AUX worried ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ben Ben PROPN Number=Sing 3 mum nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Ben case 3 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 5 worried nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 worried cop 5 worried worried ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 worried punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Ben's mum worried property tree rules
Sentence 3: What is the calm answer?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET calm ADJ answer NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 answer det 4 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 5 answer amod 5 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the calm answer tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice No, it means he's very clever
discourse punct nsubj nsubj cop advmod ccomp root No INTJ , PUNCT it PRON means VERB he PRON 's AUX very ADV clever ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 4 means discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 means punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 clever nsubj 6 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 clever cop 7 very very ADV _ 8 clever advmod 8 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present it vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is present he clever property tree rules
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer It's common up to about seven; try the «bed» trick
nsubj cop case fixed advmod obl punct parataxis det punct compound punct obj root It PRON 's AUX common ADJ up ADP to ADP about ADV seven NUM ; PUNCT try VERB the DET « PUNCT bed NOUN » PUNCT trick NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 common nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 common cop 3 common common ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 up up ADP _ 7 seven case 5 to to ADP _ 4 up fixed 6 about about ADV _ 7 seven advmod 7 seven seven NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 common obl 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 try punct 9 try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 common parataxis 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 trick det 11 « « PUNCT _ 12 bed punct 12 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 14 trick compound 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 bed punct 14 trick trick NOUN Number=Sing 9 try obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present It up seven; common property tree rules 2 try infinitive the bed trick vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality
Option 3 Yes, it always means a serious problem
discourse punct nsubj advmod det amod obj root Yes INTJ , PUNCT it PRON always ADV means VERB a DET serious ADJ problem NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 5 means discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 means nsubj 4 always always ADV PronType=Tot 5 means advmod 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 problem det 7 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 8 problem amod 8 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present it a serious problem always property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic
Option 4 Yes, and he should stop writing for a year
discourse punct cc nsubj aux xcomp case det obl root Yes INTJ , PUNCT and CCONJ he PRON should AUX stop VERB writing VERB for ADP a DET year NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 6 stop discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 6 stop punct 3 and and CCONJ _ 6 stop cc 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 stop nsubj 5 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 stop aux 6 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 writing write VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 stop xcomp 8 for for ADP _ 10 year case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 year det 10 year year NOUN Number=Sing 7 writing obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop should he vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 write gerund he not said here year vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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