Test 6 · ★ · Responsibility, independence and curiosity
Liam is home alone and his phone rings with his dad's number. What shows he is ready to be home alone?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Liam, phone · What happens: be, ring
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 101 «Responsibility, independence and curiosity» of the everyday 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: Liam is home alone and his phone rings with his dad's number.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | Liam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 alone | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 alone | cop |
| 3 | home | home | ADV | _ | 4 alone | advmod |
| 4 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 rings | cc |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 phone | nmod:poss |
| 7 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 rings | nsubj |
| 8 | rings | ring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 alone | conj |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 number | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 dad | nmod:poss |
| 11 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 number | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 dad | case |
| 13 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 rings | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 alone | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Liam | alone, home property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | ring | present | Liam's phone | with Liam's dad's number | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with number=Theme |
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 shows he is ready to be home alone?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 ready | nsubj |
| 2 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 ready | cop |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 ready | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 ready | cop |
| 5 | ready | ready | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 home | mark |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 home | cop |
| 8 | home | home | ADV | _ | 5 ready | xcomp |
| 9 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 8 home | advmod |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 ready | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | ready property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | alone, home property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He uses the cooker to make a big meal
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 | 2 uses | nsubj |
| 2 | uses | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 cooker | det |
| 4 | cooker | cooker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 uses | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 make | mark |
| 6 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 uses | advcl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 meal | det |
| 8 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 meal | amod |
| 9 | meal | meal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 make | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | present | He | the cooker | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cooker=Patient | ||||
| 2 | make | to-infinitive | He not said here | a big meal | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset meal=Product |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He knows the rules and how to reach his parents
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 | 2 knows | nsubj |
| 2 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 rules | det |
| 4 | rules | rule | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 knows | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 reach | cc |
| 6 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 reach | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 reach | mark |
| 8 | reach | reach | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 knows | conj |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 parents | nmod:poss |
| 10 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 reach | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | present | He | the rules | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer rule=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | reach | to-infinitive | He not said here | his parents | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent parent=Theme |
Option 3
He opens the door for anyone who knocks
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 | 2 opens | nsubj |
| 2 | opens | open | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 door | det |
| 4 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 opens | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 anyone | case |
| 6 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 opens | obl |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 knocks | nsubj |
| 8 | knocks | knock | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 anyone | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | open | present | He | the door | for anyone | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location door=Theme | |||
| 2 | knock | present | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
Option 4
He tells anyone who rings that he is all alone at home
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 | 2 tells | nsubj |
| 2 | tells | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 tells | obj |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 rings | nsubj |
| 5 | rings | ring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 anyone | acl:relcl |
| 6 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 alone | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 alone | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 alone | cop |
| 9 | all | all | ADV | _ | 10 alone | advmod |
| 10 | alone | alone | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 tells | ccomp |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 home | case |
| 12 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 alone | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present | He | anyone | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | ring | present | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location | ||||||
| 3 | is | present | he | home | all, alone property | tree rules |
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