Test 17 · Eyes up: noticing your surroundings
they're saying a girl walked into a lamp post texting and needed stitches, it was on the news apparently
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: they, girl, texting · What happens: say, walk, need, be · To what, where: post texting, stitches, news · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 17 of lesson 11 «Eyes up: noticing your surroundings» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 saying | nsubj |
| 2 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 saying | aux |
| 3 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 girl | det |
| 5 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 walked | nsubj |
| 6 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 saying | ccomp |
| 7 | into | into | ADP | _ | 11 texting | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 texting | det |
| 9 | lamp | lamp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 post | compound |
| 10 | post | post | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 texting | compound |
| 11 | texting | texting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 walked | obl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 needed | cc |
| 13 | needed | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 walked | conj |
| 14 | stitches | stitch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 needed | obj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 saying | punct |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 news | nsubj |
| 17 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 20 news | cop |
| 18 | on | on | ADP | _ | 20 news | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 news | det |
| 20 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 saying | ccomp |
| 21 | apparently | apparently | ADV | _ | 20 news | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present · progressive | they | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | walk | past | a girl | into a post texting result | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into texting=Result | ||||
| 3 | need | past | a girl not said here | stitches | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot stitch=Theme | ||||
| 4 | is | past | texting | the news | apparently property | 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.
The options
Option 1
It is just gossip, so phones never stop you noticing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 gossip | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 gossip | cop |
| 3 | just | just | ADV | _ | 4 gossip | advmod |
| 4 | gossip | gossip | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 stop | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 stop | advmod |
| 7 | phones | phone | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 stop | nsubj |
| 8 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 9 stop | advmod |
| 9 | stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 gossip | conj |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 noticing | nsubj |
| 11 | noticing | notice | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 stop | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | gossip | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not stop | present | phones | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | notice | gerund | you | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
It proves lamp posts are placed in silly spots
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 proves | nsubj |
| 2 | proves | prove | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | lamp | lamp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 posts | compound |
| 4 | posts | post | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 placed | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 placed | aux:pass |
| 6 | placed | place | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 proves | ccomp |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 spots | case |
| 8 | silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 spots | amod |
| 9 | spots | spot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 placed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prove | present | It | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | place | present · passive | lamp posts | silly spots | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in spot=Destination |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Maybe or maybe not on the news, but the lesson is real: put the phone away when you walk
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maybe | maybe | ADV | _ | 13 real | advmod |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 news | cc |
| 3 | maybe | maybe | ADV | _ | 7 news | advmod |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 news | advmod |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 news | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 news | det |
| 7 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Maybe | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 real | punct |
| 9 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 13 real | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 lesson | det |
| 11 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 real | nsubj |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 real | cop |
| 13 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 14 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 15 put | punct |
| 15 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 real | advcl |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 phone | det |
| 17 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 put | obj |
| 18 | away | away | ADV | _ | 15 put | advmod |
| 19 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 21 walk | mark |
| 20 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 21 walk | nsubj |
| 21 | walk | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 put | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the lesson | maybe, real property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | put away | infinitive | the lesson not said here | the phone | away property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent phone=Goal | |||
| 3 | walk | present | you | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
It only matters if you are texting, not watching videos
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 matters | nsubj |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 3 matters | advmod |
| 3 | matters | matter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 texting | mark |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 texting | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 texting | aux |
| 7 | texting | text | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 matters | advcl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 watching | punct |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 watching | advmod |
| 10 | watching | watch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 texting | advcl |
| 11 | videos | video | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 watching | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | matter | present | It | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | text a condition, not said to happen | present · progressive | you | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | not watch | gerund | you not said here | videos | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent video=Theme |
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