Test 6 · ★ · Honest work at school
In a test, a girl sees her friend reading notes hidden in a pencil case. What is a sensible choice?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: girl, friend · What happens: see, read, note, hide, be · To what, where: test, reading notes, pencil case, sensible choice
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 201 «Honest work at school» 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: In a test, a girl sees her friend reading notes hidden in a pencil case.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 test | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 test | det |
| 3 | test | test | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sees | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 test | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 girl | det |
| 6 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sees | nsubj |
| 7 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 friend | nmod:poss |
| 9 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 notes | nsubj |
| 10 | reading | read | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 notes | amod |
| 11 | notes | note | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 sees | obj |
| 12 | hidden | hide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 notes | acl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 case | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 case | det |
| 15 | pencil | pencil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 case | compound |
| 16 | case | case | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 hidden | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 sees | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | a girl | a test | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | read | gerund | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | note | girl's friend | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | hide | participle | reading notes not said here | a pencil case | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in case=Location |
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 a sensible choice?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 choice | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 choice | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 choice | det |
| 4 | sensible | sensible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 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 | a sensible choice | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Tell the teacher quietly afterwards if it worries her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 teacher | det |
| 3 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obj |
| 4 | quietly | quietly | ADV | _ | 1 Tell | advmod |
| 5 | afterwards | afterwards | ADV | _ | 1 Tell | advmod |
| 6 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 worries | mark |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 worries | nsubj |
| 8 | worries | worry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Tell | advcl |
| 9 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 worries | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | the teacher | afterwards, quietly property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient | |||
| 2 | worry a condition, not said to happen | present | teacher | her = she | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |
Option 2
Ask to share the notes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | PART | _ | 3 share | mark |
| 3 | share | share | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ask | xcomp |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 notes | det |
| 5 | notes | note | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 share | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | share not said to happen | to-infinitive | you not said here | the notes | tree rules |
Option 3
Say nothing and copy the friend
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 1 Say | obj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 copy | cc |
| 4 | copy | copy | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | conj |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 friend | det |
| 6 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 copy | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | nothing | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | ||||
| 2 | copy | infinitive | you not said here | the friend | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme |
Option 4
Stand up and point at the pencil case
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand | stand | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | up | up | ADP | _ | 1 Stand | compound:prt |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 point | cc |
| 4 | point | point | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stand | conj |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 case | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 case | det |
| 7 | pencil | pencil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 case | compound |
| 8 | case | case | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 point | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand up | imperative | you not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | point | infinitive | you not said here | the pencil case | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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