Test 1 · Sounds that warn Sam is playing a game when the smoke alarm screams. His tablet is charging in another room. What should he do?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Sam, smoke alarm, tablet · What happens: play, scream, charge, do · To what, where: game, room
This is test 1 of lesson 12 «Sounds that warn» 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: Sam is playing a game when the smoke alarm screams.
nsubj aux det obj mark det compound nsubj advcl punct root Sam PROPN is AUX playing VERB a DET game NOUN when SCONJ the DET smoke NOUN alarm NOUN screams VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sam Sam PROPN Number=Sing 3 playing nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 playing aux 3 playing play VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 game det 5 game game NOUN Number=Sing 3 playing obj 6 when when SCONJ _ 10 screams mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 alarm det 8 smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 9 alarm compound 9 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing 10 screams nsubj 10 screams scream VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 playing advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 playing punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 play present · progressive Sam a game vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme 2 scream speech: express present the smoke alarm vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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: His tablet is charging in another room.
nmod:poss nsubj aux case det obl punct root His PRON tablet NOUN is AUX charging VERB in ADP another DET room NOUN . PUNCT 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 tablet nmod:poss 2 tablet tablet NOUN Number=Sing 4 charging nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 charging aux 4 charging charge VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 room case 6 another another DET PronType=Ind 7 room det 7 room room NOUN Number=Sing 4 charging obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 charging punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 charge present · progressive alarm's tablet another room vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in room=Trajectory
Sentence 3: What should he do?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON should AUX he PRON do VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 do obj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 do aux 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 do nsubj 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 do punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do should tablet vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Turn off the alarm and keep playing
compound:prt det obj cc conj xcomp root Turn VERB off ADP the DET alarm NOUN and CCONJ keep VERB playing VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Turn turn VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 off off ADP _ 1 Turn compound:prt 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 alarm det 4 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing 1 Turn obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 keep cc 6 keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Turn conj 7 playing play VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 keep xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 turn off imperative you not said here the alarm vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent alarm=Patient 2 keep infinitive you not said here tree rules 3 play gerund you not said here vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 Fetch the tablet, then leave the house
det obj punct advmod conj det obj root Fetch VERB the DET tablet NOUN , PUNCT then ADV leave VERB the DET house NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fetch fetch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 tablet det 3 tablet tablet NOUN Number=Sing 1 Fetch obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 leave punct 5 then then ADV PronType=Dem 6 leave advmod 6 leave leave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Fetch conj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 house det 8 house house NOUN Number=Sing 6 leave obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fetch imperative you not said here the tablet vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tablet=Theme 2 leave infinitive you not said here the house then vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer Leave the tablet and get out of the house
det obj cc conj case case det obl root Leave VERB the DET tablet NOUN and CCONJ get VERB out ADP of ADP the DET house NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leave leave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 tablet det 3 tablet tablet NOUN Number=Sing 1 Leave obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 get cc 5 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Leave conj 6 out out ADP _ 9 house case 7 of of ADP _ 9 house case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 house det 9 house house NOUN Number=Sing 5 get obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 leave imperative you not said here the tablet vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tablet=Theme 2 get out infinitive you not said here the house tree rules
Option 4 Finish his level, then leave
nmod:poss obj punct advmod conj root Finish VERB his PRON level NOUN , PUNCT then ADV leave VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Finish finish VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 level nmod:poss 3 level level NOUN Number=Sing 1 Finish obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 leave punct 5 then then ADV PronType=Dem 6 leave advmod 6 leave leave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Finish conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 finish imperative you not said here his level vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality level=Eventuality 2 leave infinitive you not said here then vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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