Test 6 · ★ · Respect for everyone, greetings, goodbyes and the table
Which is the best way to get a busy librarian's attention?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: busy librarian · What happens: be, get, attend · To what, where: best way, attention
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 221 «Respect for everyone, greetings, goodbyes and the table» 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 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 way | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 way | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 way | amod |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 get | mark |
| 7 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 way | acl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 librarian | det |
| 9 | busy | busy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 librarian | amod |
| 10 | librarian | librarian | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 attention | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 librarian | case |
| 12 | attention | attention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obj |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 way | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best way | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | get | to-infinitive | a busy librarian's attention | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer attention=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | attend | a busy librarian | nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |
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 · ← Mova's choice
Calling "Hey, lady!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calling | call | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 lady | punct |
| 3 | Hey | hey | INTJ | _ | 5 lady | discourse |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 lady | punct |
| 5 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Calling | obj |
| 6 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 5 lady | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 lady | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | gerund | lady | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lady=Recipient |
Option 2
Waving a book right in front of her face
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waving | wave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 book | det |
| 3 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Waving | obj |
| 4 | right | right | ADV | _ | 6 front | advmod |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 front | case |
| 6 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Waving | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 face | case |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 face | nmod:poss |
| 9 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 front | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wave | gerund | a book | in front of her face | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent book=Patient in front=Theme |
Option 3
Clicking your fingers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clicking | click | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 fingers | nmod:poss |
| 3 | fingers | finger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Clicking | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | click | gerund | your fingers | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location finger=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
"Excuse me, could you help me?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Excuse | punct |
| 2 | Excuse | excuse | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 Excuse | obj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 help | punct |
| 5 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 help | aux |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 help | nsubj |
| 7 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 Excuse | conj |
| 8 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 help | obj |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 Excuse | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Excuse | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | excuse in a quote | imperative | you not said here | me | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme | ||||
| 2 | help in a quote | could | you | me | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary |
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