Test 1 · ★ · Knives, kitchen tools and cooking
Harry in Leeds sees his little brother reach into the soapy sink. Why should Harry warn him if knives are in there?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Harry, little brother, knives · What happens: see, reach, warn, be · To what, where: soapy sink, brother · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 105 «Knives, kitchen tools and cooking» 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: Harry in Leeds sees his little brother reach into the soapy sink.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry | Harry | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 sees | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 3 Leeds | case |
| 3 | Leeds | Leeds | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Harry | nmod |
| 4 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 brother | nmod:poss |
| 6 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 brother | amod |
| 7 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 reach | nsubj |
| 8 | reach | reach | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 sees | ccomp |
| 9 | into | into | ADP | _ | 12 sink | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 sink | det |
| 11 | soapy | soapy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 sink | amod |
| 12 | sink | sink | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 reach | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 sees | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | Harry in Leeds | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | reach | infinitive | Harry's little brother | the soapy sink | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into sink=Path |
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: Why should Harry warn him if knives are in there?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 warn | advmod |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 warn | aux |
| 3 | Harry | Harry | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 warn | nsubj |
| 4 | warn | warn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 warn | obj |
| 6 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 10 there | mark |
| 7 | knives | knife | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 there | nsubj |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 there | cop |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 there | case |
| 10 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 4 warn | advcl |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 warn | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | warn speech: warn | should | Harry | brother | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | knives | there property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The knives might get lost down the drain
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 knives | det |
| 2 | knives | knife | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 lost | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 lost | aux |
| 4 | get | get | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 lost | aux:pass |
| 5 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | down | down | ADP | _ | 8 drain | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 drain | det |
| 8 | drain | drain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 lost | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | might · passive | the knives | down the drain | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The blade is hidden under the bubbles
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 blade | det |
| 2 | blade | blade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hidden | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 hidden | aux:pass |
| 4 | hidden | hide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | under | under | ADP | _ | 7 bubbles | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 bubbles | det |
| 7 | bubbles | bubble | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 hidden | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | present · passive | the blade | the bubbles | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Patient under bubble=Location |
Option 3
The soap is too hot for small hands
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 soap | det |
| 2 | soap | soap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hot | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 hot | cop |
| 4 | too | too | ADV | _ | 5 hot | advmod |
| 5 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 hands | case |
| 7 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 hands | amod |
| 8 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 hot | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the soap | for small hands; hot property | tree rules |
Option 4
His brother might drink the water
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 brother | nmod:poss |
| 2 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 drink | nsubj |
| 3 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 drink | aux |
| 4 | drink | drink | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 water | det |
| 6 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 drink | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drink | might | His brother | the water | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
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