Test 6 · Writing assessment and the "Year 6 panic" Which piece has the best cohesion?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: piece · What happens: have · To what, where: best cohesion
This is test 6 of lesson 53 «Writing assessment and the "Year 6 panic"» 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 det nsubj det amod obj punct root Which DET piece NOUN has VERB the DET best ADJ cohesion NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which DET PronType=Int 2 piece det 2 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 cohesion det 5 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 6 cohesion amod 6 cohesion cohesion NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present which piece the best cohesion vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cohesion=Patient
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.
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer First we packed. After that, we drove. As a result, we arrived early.
Sentence 1: First we packed.
advmod nsubj punct root First ADV we PRON packed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 First first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 packed advmod 2 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 packed nsubj 3 packed pack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 packed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pack past we first property vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: After that, we drove.
case obl punct nsubj punct root After ADP that PRON , PUNCT we PRON drove VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 2 that case 2 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 drove obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 that punct 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 drove nsubj 5 drove drive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 drove punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 drive past we after that vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: As a result, we arrived early.
case det obl punct nsubj advmod punct root As ADP a DET result NOUN , PUNCT we PRON arrived VERB early ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 result case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 result det 3 result result NOUN Number=Sing 6 arrived obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 result punct 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 arrived nsubj 6 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 early early ADV Degree=Pos 6 arrived advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 arrived punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 arrive past we as a result; early property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice Packed drove arrived early we, and then after all of that came the packing.
The tree, 14 words mark aux:pass advmod obj punct cc advmod case nsubj case nmod conj det obj punct root Packed VERB drove VERB arrived VERB early ADV we PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ then ADV after ADP all DET of ADP that PRON came VERB the DET packing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Packed pack VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 arrived mark 2 drove drive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 arrived aux:pass 3 arrived arrive VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 early early ADV Degree=Pos 3 arrived advmod 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 arrived obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 13 came punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 13 came cc 8 then then ADV PronType=Dem 10 all advmod 9 after after ADP _ 10 all case 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 13 came nsubj 11 of of ADP _ 12 that case 12 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 all nmod 13 came come VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 arrived conj 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 packing det 15 packing packing NOUN Number=Sing 13 came obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 arrived punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pack participle vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme 2 arrive past · passive we early property tree rules 3 come past all the packing vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location packing=Theme
Option 3 We packed. We drove. We arrived early. We had packed. We had driven.
Sentence 1: We packed.
nsubj punct root We PRON packed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 packed nsubj 2 packed pack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 . . PUNCT _ 2 packed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pack past We vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: We drove.
nsubj punct root We PRON drove VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 drove nsubj 2 drove drive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 . . PUNCT _ 2 drove punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 drive past We vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: We arrived early.
nsubj advmod punct root We PRON arrived VERB early ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 arrived nsubj 2 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 early early ADV Degree=Pos 2 arrived advmod 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 arrived punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 arrive past We early property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 4: We had packed.
nsubj aux punct root We PRON had AUX packed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 packed nsubj 2 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 packed aux 3 packed pack VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 packed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pack past · perfect We vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent
Sentence 5: We had driven.
nsubj aux punct root We PRON had AUX driven VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 driven nsubj 2 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 driven aux 3 driven drive VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 driven punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 drive past · perfect We vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 We drove. First we packed. Arrived. Then we packed again, I think.
Sentence 1: We drove.
nsubj punct root We PRON drove VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 drove nsubj 2 drove drive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 . . PUNCT _ 2 drove punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 drive past We vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: First we packed.
advmod nsubj punct root First ADV we PRON packed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 First first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 packed advmod 2 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 packed nsubj 3 packed pack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 packed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pack past we first property vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Arrived.
punct root Arrived VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Arrived arrive VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 . . PUNCT _ 1 Arrived punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 arrive participle vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 4: Then we packed again, I think.
advmod nsubj advmod punct nsubj parataxis punct root Then ADV we PRON packed VERB again ADV , PUNCT I PRON think VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 3 packed advmod 2 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 packed nsubj 3 packed pack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 again again ADV _ 3 packed advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 think punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 think nsubj 7 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 packed parataxis 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 packed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pack past we then; again vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 think speech: other present I vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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