Test 3 · ★ · Soft words for hard things: stupidity and madness
"bloody hell mate, you're thick as two short planks, it's the OTHER door." Is he talking about wood?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: bloody hell mate, mate, he · What happens: be, talk · To what, where: OTHER door
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 36 «Soft words for hard things: stupidity and madness» 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: "bloody hell mate, you're thick as two short planks, it's the OTHER door."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 thick | punct |
| 2 | bloody | bloody | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 mate | amod |
| 3 | hell | hell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mate | compound |
| 4 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 thick | nsubj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 mate | punct |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 thick | nsubj |
| 7 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 thick | cop |
| 8 | thick | thick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 9 | as | as | ADP | _ | 12 planks | case |
| 10 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 12 planks | nummod |
| 11 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 planks | amod |
| 12 | planks | plank | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 thick | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 door | punct |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 door | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 door | cop |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 door | det |
| 17 | OTHER | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 door | amod |
| 18 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 thick | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 thick | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 thick | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | bloody hell mate | as two short planks; thick property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | mate | the OTHER door | 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: Is he talking about wood?
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 talking | aux |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 talking | nsubj |
| 3 | talking | talk | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 5 wood | case |
| 5 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 talking | obl |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 talking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | talk | present · progressive | he | about wood | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about wood=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, he wants two short planks
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 wants | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wants | nsubj |
| 4 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 planks | nummod |
| 6 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 planks | amod |
| 7 | planks | plank | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 wants | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | he | two short planks | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot plank=Theme |
Option 2
No, he is saying his friend is strong as wood
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 saying | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 saying | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 saying | aux |
| 5 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 strong | csubj |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 friend | nmod:poss |
| 7 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 saying | obj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 strong | cop |
| 9 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 10 | as | as | ADP | _ | 11 wood | case |
| 11 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 strong | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present · progressive | he | his friend | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent friend=Topic | ||||
| 2 | is | present | saying | as wood; strong property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
No, he is calling his friend very stupid
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 calling | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 calling | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 calling | aux |
| 5 | calling | call | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 friend | nmod:poss |
| 7 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 calling | obj |
| 8 | very | very | ADV | _ | 9 stupid | advmod |
| 9 | stupid | stupid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 calling | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | present · progressive | he | his friend | stupid property | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient |
Option 4
Yes, the door is made of planks
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 made | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 door | det |
| 4 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 made | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 made | aux:pass |
| 6 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 planks | case |
| 8 | planks | plank | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 made | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present · passive | the door | of planks | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
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