Test 4 · ★★★ · Olympiad: the euphemism detective ★★★
Your mate fell off the shed roof: "it's just a scratch, I'm fine", but his arm is bent at a funny angle. What is wise?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mate, I · What happens: fall off, be, bend · To what, where: shed roof, scratch, arm, funny angle
This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Olympiad: the euphemism detective ★★★» 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: Your mate fell off the shed roof: "it's just a scratch, I'm fine", but his arm is bent at a funny angle.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fell | nsubj |
| 3 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | off | off | ADP | _ | 7 roof | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 roof | det |
| 6 | shed | shed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 roof | compound |
| 7 | roof | roof | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fell | obl |
| 8 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 14 scratch | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 scratch | punct |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 scratch | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 scratch | cop |
| 12 | just | just | ADV | _ | 14 scratch | advmod |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 scratch | det |
| 14 | scratch | scratch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fell | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 fine | punct |
| 16 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 18 fine | nsubj |
| 17 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 fine | cop |
| 18 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 scratch | parataxis |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 fine | punct |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 bent | punct |
| 21 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 25 bent | cc |
| 22 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 23 arm | nmod:poss |
| 23 | arm | arm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 bent | nsubj:pass |
| 24 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 25 bent | aux:pass |
| 25 | bent | bend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 fell | conj |
| 26 | at | at | ADP | _ | 29 angle | case |
| 27 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 29 angle | det |
| 28 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 29 angle | amod |
| 29 | angle | angle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 bent | obl |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 fell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall off | past | Your mate | the shed roof | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient roof=Extent | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | mate | a scratch | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | I | fine property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | bend | present · passive | his arm | a funny angle | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: subject=Theme at angle=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: What is wise?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wise | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wise | cop |
| 3 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wise | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | wise property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
He may be badly hurt: tell an adult now
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 hurt | nsubj |
| 2 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 hurt | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 hurt | aux:pass |
| 4 | badly | badly | ADV | Degree=Pos | 5 hurt | advmod |
| 5 | hurt | hurt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 tell | punct |
| 7 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 hurt | parataxis |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 adult | det |
| 9 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 tell | obj |
| 10 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 tell | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hurt | may · passive | He | badly property | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | a adult | now | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
Option 2
Believe him, it is only a scratch
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Believe | obj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 scratch | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 scratch | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 scratch | cop |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 scratch | advmod |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 scratch | det |
| 8 | scratch | scratch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Believe | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | imperative | you not said here | him = he | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | it | a scratch | tree rules |
Option 3
Wait till tomorrow and see how it is
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | till | till | ADP | _ | 3 tomorrow | case |
| 3 | tomorrow | tomorrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Wait | obl |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 see | cc |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Wait | conj |
| 6 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 see | ccomp |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 how | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 how | cop |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | imperative | you not said here | tomorrow | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | see | infinitive | you not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | is | present | it | how property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Laugh, he is pulling your leg
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laugh | laugh | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 pulling | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 pulling | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 pulling | aux |
| 5 | pulling | pull | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Laugh | advcl |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 leg | nmod:poss |
| 7 | leg | leg | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pulling | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | laugh | imperative | you not said here | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | pull | present · progressive | he | your leg | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Theme |
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