Test 13 · ★ · Kindness to animals
leaving the dog in the car while we shop, windows a bit open, ok?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: we · What happens: leave, shop · To what, where: dog, car
This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 207 «Kindness to animals» 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 | leaving | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 16 ok | csubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 dog | det |
| 3 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 leaving | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 car | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 car | det |
| 6 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 leaving | obl |
| 7 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 9 shop | mark |
| 8 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 shop | nsubj |
| 9 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 leaving | advcl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 windows | punct |
| 11 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 ok | nsubj |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 bit | det |
| 13 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 open | obl:unmarked |
| 14 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 ok | amod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 ok | punct |
| 16 | ok | ok | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 16 ok | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | gerund | the dog | the car | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dog=Theme in car=Location | ||||
| 2 | shop | we | 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.
The options
Option 1
Yes, the window gap lets in plenty of air
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 lets | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 gap | det |
| 4 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 gap | compound |
| 5 | gap | gap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lets | nsubj |
| 6 | lets | let | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 plenty | case |
| 8 | plenty | plenty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lets | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 air | case |
| 10 | air | air | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 plenty | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let | present | the window gap | plenty of air | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plenty=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, cars get hot fast and dogs can die
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 get | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 get | punct |
| 3 | cars | car | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 get | nsubj |
| 4 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 get | xcomp |
| 6 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 4 get | advmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 die | cc |
| 8 | dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 die | nsubj |
| 9 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 die | aux |
| 10 | die | die | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 get | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | cars | fast, hot property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | die | can | dogs | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
Option 3
Yes, if it's only 10 minutes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 8 minutes | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 minutes | mark |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 minutes | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 minutes | cop |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 10 | advmod |
| 7 | 10 | 10 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 minutes | nummod |
| 8 | minutes | minute | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | 10 minutes | tree rules |
Option 4
Only if he has a toy to play with
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 4 has | advmod |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 has | mark |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 has | nsubj |
| 4 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 toy | det |
| 6 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 has | obj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 play | mark |
| 8 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 toy | acl |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 play | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | he | a toy | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Patient | ||||
| 2 | play | to-infinitive | he not said here | a toy not said here | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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