Test 5 · ★ · Weather signs and the 30-30 rule
On a hike with no buildings near, a storm is overhead. Which is the safest choice?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: storm · What happens: be · To what, where: hike, safest choice
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 15 «Weather signs and the 30-30 rule» 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: On a hike with no buildings near, a storm is overhead.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On | on | ADP | _ | 3 hike | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 hike | det |
| 3 | hike | hike | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 overhead | obl |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 buildings | case |
| 5 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 6 buildings | det |
| 6 | buildings | building | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hike | nmod |
| 7 | near | near | ADV | _ | 6 buildings | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 hike | punct |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 storm | det |
| 10 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 overhead | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 overhead | cop |
| 12 | overhead | overhead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 overhead | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | a storm | a hike with no buildings | overhead 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.
Sentence 2: Which is the safest choice?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 choice | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 choice | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 choice | det |
| 4 | safest | safe | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 choice | amod |
| 5 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 choice | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the safest choice | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Stand still in the middle of an open field
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand | stand | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | still | still | ADV | _ | 1 Stand | advmod |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 middle | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 middle | det |
| 5 | middle | middle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stand | obl |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 field | case |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 field | det |
| 8 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 field | amod |
| 9 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 middle | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | imperative | you not said here | the middle of a open field | still | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in middle=Location |
Option 2
Shelter under the tallest tree you can find
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelter | shelter | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | under | under | ADP | _ | 5 tree | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 tree | det |
| 4 | tallest | tall | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 tree | amod |
| 5 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Shelter | nmod |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 find | nsubj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 find | aux |
| 8 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Shelter | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | can | you | Shelter under the tallest tree not said here | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shelter=Topic |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Get off high ground and away from tall lone trees
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | off | off | ADP | _ | 1 Get | compound:prt |
| 3 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 ground | amod |
| 4 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Get | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 away | cc |
| 6 | away | away | ADV | _ | 1 Get | conj |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 trees | case |
| 8 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 trees | amod |
| 9 | lone | lone | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 trees | amod |
| 10 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 away | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get off | imperative | you not said here | high ground | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ground=Stimulus |
Option 4
Climb to the top of the hill to watch the storm
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Climb | climb | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 top | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 top | det |
| 4 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Climb | obl |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 hill | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 hill | det |
| 7 | hill | hill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 top | nmod |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 watch | mark |
| 9 | watch | watch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Climb | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 storm | det |
| 11 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 watch | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | climb | imperative | you not said here | the top of the hill | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to top=Destination | ||||
| 2 | watch | to-infinitive | you not said here | the storm | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent storm=Theme |
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