Test 6 · ★ · Soft words for hard things: war, the military and violence
Mate: "lol my brother says a surgical strike means the army docs go on strike, right?" Is he right?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: brother, surgical strike, army docs · What happens: say, mean, go, be · To what, where: strike · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 26 «Soft words for hard things: war, the military and violence» of the euphemisms 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: Mate: "lol my brother says a surgical strike means the army docs go on strike, right?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 says | vocative |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 Mate | punct |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 says | punct |
| 4 | lol | lol | INTJ | _ | 7 says | discourse |
| 5 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 brother | nmod:poss |
| 6 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 says | nsubj |
| 7 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 strike | det |
| 9 | surgical | surgical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 strike | amod |
| 10 | strike | strike | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 means | nsubj |
| 11 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 says | ccomp |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 docs | det |
| 13 | army | army | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 docs | compound |
| 14 | docs | doc | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 go | nsubj |
| 15 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 means | ccomp |
| 16 | on | on | ADP | _ | 17 strike | case |
| 17 | strike | strike | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 go | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 right | punct |
| 19 | right | right | INTJ | _ | 11 means | discourse |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 says | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: ask in a quote | present | my brother | Mate vocative | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | mean in a quote | present | a surgical strike | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | go in a quote | present | the army docs | strike | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on strike=Location |
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: Is he right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | brother | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Yes, the army doctors stop working
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 stop | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 doctors | det |
| 4 | army | army | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 doctors | compound |
| 5 | doctors | doctor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 stop | nsubj |
| 6 | stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | working | work | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 stop | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | present | the army doctors | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | work | gerund | the army doctors not said here | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
No, it is a punch in a boxing match
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 punch | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 punch | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 punch | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 punch | det |
| 6 | punch | punch | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 match | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 match | det |
| 9 | boxing | boxing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 match | compound |
| 10 | match | match | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 punch | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | a punch | a boxing match | tree rules |
Option 3
Yes, it is a strike at a hospital
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 strike | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 strike | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 strike | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 strike | det |
| 6 | strike | strike | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 hospital | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 hospital | det |
| 9 | hospital | hospital | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 strike | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | a strike | a hospital | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, it is a bombing claimed to hit only its target
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 bombing | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 bombing | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 bombing | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 bombing | det |
| 6 | bombing | bombing | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | claimed | claim | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 bombing | acl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 hit | mark |
| 9 | hit | hit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 claimed | xcomp |
| 10 | only | only | ADV | _ | 12 target | advmod |
| 11 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 target | nmod:poss |
| 12 | target | target | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 hit | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | a bombing | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | claim speech: other | participle | a bombing not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | hit | to-infinitive | bombing's target | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme target=Co-Theme | |||||
| 4 | target | bombing | nom target «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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