Test 19 · Finding your way with landmarks
Aiden got lost on the school trip cos he's thick, that's what Jake says, pass it on
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: school trip, trip, that, Jake · What happens: lose, co, be, say, pass on · To what, where: Aiden, it · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 19 of lesson 16 «Finding your way with landmarks» 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 | Aiden | Aiden | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 lost | nsubj |
| 2 | got | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 lost | aux:pass |
| 3 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | SCONJ | _ | 8 cos | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 trip | det |
| 6 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 trip | compound |
| 7 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cos | nsubj |
| 8 | cos | co | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 lost | advcl |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 thick | nsubj |
| 10 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 thick | cop |
| 11 | thick | thick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 cos | ccomp |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 what | punct |
| 13 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 15 what | nsubj |
| 14 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 what | cop |
| 15 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 lost | obl |
| 16 | Jake | Jake | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 says | nsubj |
| 17 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 what | acl:relcl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 pass | punct |
| 19 | pass | pass | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 says | ccomp |
| 20 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 pass | obj |
| 21 | on | on | ADP | _ | 19 pass | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | past · passive | Aiden | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | co | present | the school trip | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | is | present | trip | thick property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | is a | present | that | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | say speech: assert | present | Jake | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 6 | pass on | infinitive | it | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
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 · ✓ the right answer
Do not pass it on; getting lost can happen to anyone and calling him thick is cruel
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 pass | aux |
| 2 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 pass | advmod |
| 3 | pass | pass | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 cruel | csubj |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 pass | obj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 3 pass | compound:prt |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 happen | punct |
| 7 | getting | get | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 happen | csubj |
| 8 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 getting | xcomp |
| 9 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 happen | aux |
| 10 | happen | happen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 pass | conj |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 anyone | case |
| 12 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 10 happen | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 calling | cc |
| 14 | calling | call | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 anyone | conj |
| 15 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 calling | obj |
| 16 | thick | thick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 calling | xcomp |
| 17 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 cruel | cop |
| 18 | cruel | cruel | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not pass on | infinitive · do-support | it | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||||
| 2 | get | gerund | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | ||||||
| 3 | lose | participle | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | happen | can | getting | to anyone | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 5 | call | gerund | getting not said here | him = he | thick property | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | |||
| 6 | is | present | cruel property | tree rules |
Option 2
Pass it on, but only to the teachers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pass | pass | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Pass | obj |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 1 Pass | compound:prt |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 teachers | punct |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 9 teachers | cc |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 teachers | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 teachers | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 teachers | det |
| 9 | teachers | teacher | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Pass | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pass on | imperative | you not said here | it | the teachers | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to teacher=Destination |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Pass it on, so he pays attention next time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pass | pass | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Pass | obj |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 1 Pass | compound:prt |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 pays | punct |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 pays | advmod |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 pays | nsubj |
| 7 | pays | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Pass | conj |
| 8 | attention | attention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 pays | obj |
| 9 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 time | amod |
| 10 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 pays | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pass on | imperative | you not said here | it | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | pay | present | he | attention | time | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset |
Option 4
Pass it on, since getting lost on a trip proves he never listens to anything
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pass | pass | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Pass | obj |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 1 Pass | compound:prt |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 listens | punct |
| 5 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 11 proves | mark |
| 6 | getting | get | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 proves | csubj |
| 7 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 getting | xcomp |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 trip | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 trip | det |
| 10 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 lost | obl |
| 11 | proves | prove | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 listens | advcl |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 listens | nsubj |
| 13 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 14 listens | advmod |
| 14 | listens | listen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Pass | conj |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 anything | case |
| 16 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 14 listens | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pass on | imperative | you not said here | it | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | get | gerund | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | ||||||
| 3 | lose | participle | a trip | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | prove | present | getting | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | not listen | present | he | to anything | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to anything=Theme |
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