Test 19 · Sounds that warn
Jacob's dad got pulled over for not moving for the ambulance, it's all over the group chat
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ambulance · What happens: pull over, not move, be · To what, where: dad, group chat
This is test 19 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | Jacob | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 dad | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Jacob | case |
| 3 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pulled | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | got | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 pulled | aux:pass |
| 5 | pulled | pull | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | over | over | ADV | _ | 5 pulled | advmod |
| 7 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 9 moving | mark |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 moving | advmod |
| 9 | moving | move | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 pulled | advcl |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 ambulance | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 ambulance | det |
| 12 | ambulance | ambulance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 moving | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 chat | punct |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 chat | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 chat | cop |
| 16 | all | all | ADV | _ | 20 chat | advmod |
| 17 | over | over | ADP | _ | 20 chat | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 chat | det |
| 19 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 chat | compound |
| 20 | chat | chat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pulled | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pull over | past · passive | Jacob's dad | over property | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: subject=Result | ||||
| 2 | not move | gerund | for the ambulance | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | is | present | ambulance | the group chat | all 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 · ← Mova's choice
Spread it, since it is true and it is news
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spread | spread | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Spread | obj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 true | punct |
| 4 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 7 true | mark |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 true | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 true | cop |
| 7 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Spread | parataxis |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 news | cc |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 news | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 news | cop |
| 11 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 true | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spread | imperative | you not said here | it | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | it | true property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is a | present | it | news | tree rules |
Option 2
Spread it, and add that his dad got arrested
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spread | spread | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Spread | obj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 add | punct |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 add | cc |
| 5 | add | add | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Spread | conj |
| 6 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 arrested | mark |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 dad | nmod:poss |
| 8 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 arrested | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | got | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 arrested | aux:pass |
| 10 | arrested | arrest | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 add | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spread | imperative | you not said here | it | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | add speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | arrest | past · passive | his dad | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Leave it alone; it is his family's business, and the real lesson is to make way for sirens
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Leave | obj |
| 3 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 1 Leave | advmod |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 business | punct |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 business | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 business | cop |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 family | nmod:poss |
| 8 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 business | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 family | case |
| 10 | business | business | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Leave | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 make | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 make | cc |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 lesson | det |
| 14 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 lesson | amod |
| 15 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 make | nsubj |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 make | cop |
| 17 | to | to | PART | _ | 18 make | mark |
| 18 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Leave | advcl |
| 19 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 make | obj |
| 20 | for | for | ADP | _ | 21 sirens | case |
| 21 | sirens | siren | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 make | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | imperative | you not said here | it | alone property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | is a | present | it | his family's business | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is | present | the real lesson | for sirens; make property | tree rules |
Option 4
Spread it, so everyone teases Jacob at school
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spread | spread | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Spread | obj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 teases | punct |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 6 teases | advmod |
| 5 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 6 teases | nsubj |
| 6 | teases | tease | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Spread | parataxis |
| 7 | Jacob | Jacob | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 teases | obj |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 school | case |
| 9 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 teases | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spread | imperative | you not said here | it | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | tease | present | everyone | Jacob | school | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jacob=Patient |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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