Test 19 · ★★ · Pranks: harmless fun or real harm?
my mate says a girl put peanut butter in her friend's sandwich as a joke and the friend nearly died cos allergic. should we film the next prank like that?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mate, girl, friend · What happens: say, put, die, film · To what, where: peanut butter, sandwich, next prank · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 19 · ★★ of lesson 204 «Pranks: harmless fun or real harm?» 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 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 girl | det |
| 5 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 film | nsubj |
| 6 | put | put | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 girl | acl |
| 7 | peanut | peanut | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 butter | compound |
| 8 | butter | butter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 put | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 sandwich | case |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 friend | nmod:poss |
| 11 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 sandwich | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 friend | case |
| 13 | sandwich | sandwich | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 put | obl |
| 14 | as | as | ADP | _ | 16 joke | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 joke | det |
| 16 | joke | joke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 put | obl |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 friend | cc |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 friend | det |
| 19 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 joke | conj |
| 20 | nearly | nearly | ADV | _ | 21 died | advmod |
| 21 | died | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 friend | acl:relcl |
| 22 | cos | cos | ADV | Typo=Yes | 21 died | advmod |
| 23 | allergic | allergic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 cos | goeswith |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 girl | punct |
| 25 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 27 film | aux |
| 26 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 27 film | nsubj |
| 27 | film | film | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 prank | det |
| 29 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 30 prank | amod |
| 30 | prank | prank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 film | obj |
| 31 | like | like | ADP | _ | 32 that | case |
| 32 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 30 prank | nmod |
| 33 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | my mate | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | put | participle | a girl not said here | peanut butter | girl's friend's sandwich | as a joke and the friend | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent butter=Theme in sandwich=Destination | ||
| 3 | die | past | the friend not said here | cos, nearly property | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ||||
| 4 | film | should | a girl | the next prank | like that | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prank=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
No, never trick anyone about food; allergies can kill
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 trick | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 trick | punct |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 4 trick | advmod |
| 4 | trick | trick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 trick | obj |
| 6 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 food | case |
| 7 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 anyone | nmod |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 4 trick | punct |
| 9 | allergies | allergy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 kill | nsubj |
| 10 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 kill | aux |
| 11 | kill | kill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 trick | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not trick | imperative | you not said here | anyone | about food | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Patient | |||
| 2 | kill | can | allergies | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
Yes, if the food is only a small amount
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 10 amount | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 amount | punct |
| 3 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 10 amount | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 food | det |
| 5 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 amount | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 amount | cop |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 10 amount | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 amount | det |
| 9 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 amount | amod |
| 10 | amount | amount | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the food | a small amount | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, it makes a great video
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 makes | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 makes | nsubj |
| 4 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 video | det |
| 6 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 video | amod |
| 7 | video | video | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 makes | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | it | a great video | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material video=Product |
Option 4
Yes, if the friend is not allergic to peanuts
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 8 allergic | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 allergic | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 friend | det |
| 5 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 allergic | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 allergic | cop |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 allergic | advmod |
| 8 | allergic | allergic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 peanuts | case |
| 10 | peanuts | peanut | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 allergic | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | the friend | to peanuts; allergic property | tree rules |
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