Test 3 · ★★★ · Thinking about noticing
A deer and a fox stand in a field. Which one sees more of what is behind it without turning?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: one · What happens: see, be, turn · To what, where: more, field
This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 20 «Thinking about noticing» 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: A deer and a fox stand in a field.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 deer | det |
| 2 | deer | deer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 stand | cc |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 stand | det |
| 5 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 stand | compound |
| 6 | stand | stand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 deer | conj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 field | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 field | det |
| 9 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 stand | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 deer | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Which one sees more of what is behind it without turning?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 one | det |
| 2 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sees | nsubj |
| 3 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 sees | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 what | case |
| 6 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 more | obl |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 it | cop |
| 8 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 9 it | case |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 what | acl:relcl |
| 10 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 11 turning | mark |
| 11 | turning | turn | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 sees | advcl |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 sees | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | which one | more | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer more=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is | present | field | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | turn | gerund | which one not said here | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1
Neither can see anything behind at all
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neither | neither | ADV | _ | 3 see | advmod |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 see | aux |
| 3 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 3 see | obj |
| 5 | behind | behind | ADV | _ | 3 see | advmod |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 all | case |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 see | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | can | anything | all | behind, neither property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anything=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The deer, with eyes on the sides of its head
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 deer | det |
| 2 | deer | deer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 eyes | punct |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 eyes | case |
| 5 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 deer | conj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 sides | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 sides | det |
| 8 | sides | side | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 eyes | nmod |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 head | case |
| 10 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 head | nmod:poss |
| 11 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sides | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Both see exactly the same amount
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 see | nsubj |
| 2 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | exactly | exactly | ADV | _ | 6 amount | advmod |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 amount | det |
| 5 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 amount | amod |
| 6 | amount | amount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 see | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | Both | the same amount | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer amount=Stimulus |
Option 4
The fox, with eyes at the front of its head
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fox | det |
| 2 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 eyes | punct |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 eyes | case |
| 5 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 fox | conj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 front | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 front | det |
| 8 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 eyes | nmod |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 head | case |
| 10 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 head | nmod:poss |
| 11 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 front | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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