Test 8 · ★★★ · Olympiad: the euphemism detective ★★★
Odd one out in a school report: "sociable", "strong personality", "enthusiastic contributor", "always hands in neat homework".
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗
This is test 8 · ★★★ 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odd | odd | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 one | amod |
| 2 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 report | nsubj |
| 3 | out | out | ADV | _ | 7 report | advmod |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 report | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 report | det |
| 6 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 report | compound |
| 7 | report | report | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 sociable | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 sociable | punct |
| 10 | sociable | sociable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 report | amod |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 sociable | punct |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 personality | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 personality | punct |
| 14 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 personality | amod |
| 15 | personality | personality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 report | appos |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 personality | punct |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 contributor | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 20 contributor | punct |
| 19 | enthusiastic | enthusiastic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 contributor | amod |
| 20 | contributor | contributor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 report | parataxis |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 20 contributor | punct |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 report | punct |
| 23 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 25 hands | punct |
| 24 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 25 hands | advmod |
| 25 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 report | appos |
| 26 | in | in | ADP | _ | 28 homework | case |
| 27 | neat | neat | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 homework | amod |
| 28 | homework | homework | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 hands | nmod |
| 29 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 25 hands | punct |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 report | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
"Enthusiastic contributor": calm and waits to be asked
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 contributor | punct |
| 2 | Enthusiastic | enthusiastic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 contributor | amod |
| 3 | contributor | contributor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 calm | nsubj |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 contributor | punct |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 calm | punct |
| 6 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 waits | cc |
| 8 | waits | wait | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 calm | conj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 asked | mark |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 asked | aux:pass |
| 11 | asked | ask | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 waits | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | present | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | to-infinitive · passive | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V» |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
"Always hands in neat homework": plain praise
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 hands | punct |
| 2 | Always | Always | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 hands | nsubj |
| 3 | hands | hand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 homework | case |
| 5 | neat | neat | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 homework | amod |
| 6 | homework | homework | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hands | obl |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 hands | punct |
| 8 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 praise | punct |
| 9 | plain | plain | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 praise | amod |
| 10 | praise | praise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hands | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hand in a quote | present | Always | neat homework | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
"Strong personality": real praise
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 personality | punct |
| 2 | Strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 personality | amod |
| 3 | personality | personality | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 personality | punct |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 praise | punct |
| 6 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 praise | amod |
| 7 | praise | praise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 personality | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
"Sociable": it means quiet and shy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sociable | punct |
| 2 | Sociable | sociable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 means | nsubj |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sociable | punct |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 means | punct |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 means | nsubj |
| 6 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 means | xcomp |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 shy | cc |
| 9 | shy | shy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 quiet | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Sociable | quiet property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
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