Test 8 · ★ · Birthday parties
You cannot come to a party because you are visiting your grandma. What is the polite way to answer?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: You, polite way · What happens: not come, visit, be, answer · To what, where: party, grandma
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 130 «Birthday parties» 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: You cannot come to a party because you are visiting your grandma.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 come | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 come | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 come | advmod |
| 4 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 party | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 party | det |
| 7 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 come | obl |
| 8 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 11 visiting | mark |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 visiting | nsubj |
| 10 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 visiting | aux |
| 11 | visiting | visit | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 come | advcl |
| 12 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 grandma | nmod:poss |
| 13 | grandma | grandma | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 visiting | obj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 come | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not come | can | You | a party | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to party=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | visit | present · progressive | you | your grandma | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandma=Co-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: What is the polite way to answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 4 | polite | polite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 way | amod |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 answer | mark |
| 7 | answer | answer | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 way | acl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the polite way | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | answer speech: assert | to-infinitive | the polite way not said here | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
Say yes and then simply not turn up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 1 Say | obj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 turn | cc |
| 4 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 turn | advmod |
| 5 | simply | simply | ADV | _ | 7 turn | advmod |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 turn | advmod |
| 7 | turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | conj |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 turn | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent yes=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not turn up | infinitive | you not said here | then | simply property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Do not answer at all, since you are not coming and they will work it out
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 answer | aux |
| 2 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 answer | advmod |
| 3 | answer | answer | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 all | case |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 answer | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 coming | punct |
| 7 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 11 coming | mark |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 coming | nsubj |
| 9 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 coming | aux |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 coming | advmod |
| 11 | coming | come | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 answer | parataxis |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 work | cc |
| 13 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 work | nsubj |
| 14 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 work | aux |
| 15 | work | work | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 answer | conj |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 work | obj |
| 17 | out | out | ADP | _ | 15 work | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not answer speech: assert | imperative · do-support | you not said here | all | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | not come | present · progressive | you | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | work out | future | they | it | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
Option 3
Tell them your grandma is more fun
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Tell | iobj |
| 3 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 grandma | nmod:poss |
| 4 | grandma | grandma | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 fun | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 fun | cop |
| 6 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 fun | amod |
| 7 | fun | fun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | them = they | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | your grandma | more fun | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Thank them for inviting you and say you are sorry you cannot come
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thank | thank | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Thank | obj |
| 3 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 4 inviting | mark |
| 4 | inviting | invite | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Thank | advcl |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 inviting | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 say | cc |
| 7 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Thank | conj |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 sorry | nsubj |
| 9 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 sorry | cop |
| 10 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 say | ccomp |
| 11 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 14 come | nsubj |
| 12 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 come | aux |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 come | advmod |
| 14 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 sorry | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | thank speech: thank | present | them = they | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | |||||
| 2 | invite | gerund | you | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient | |||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | is | present | you | sorry property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | not come | can | you | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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