Test 3 · ★ · Quiet places and solemn moments
During a wedding service in a synagogue, a boy wants a photo. What should he do?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy · What happens: want, do · To what, where: photo
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 224 «Quiet places and solemn moments» 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: During a wedding service in a synagogue, a boy wants a photo.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | During | during | ADP | _ | 4 service | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 service | det |
| 3 | wedding | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 service | compound |
| 4 | service | service | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wants | obl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 synagogue | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 synagogue | det |
| 7 | synagogue | synagogue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 service | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 service | punct |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 boy | det |
| 10 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wants | nsubj |
| 11 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 photo | det |
| 13 | photo | photo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wants | obj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 wants | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | a boy | a photo | during a wedding service in a synagogue | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot photo=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.
Sentence 2: What should he do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | boy | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Stand on a seat to see better
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand | stand | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 seat | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 seat | det |
| 4 | seat | seat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stand | obl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 see | mark |
| 6 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Stand | advcl |
| 7 | better | well | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 6 see | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | imperative | you not said here | a seat | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on seat=Location | ||||
| 2 | see | to-infinitive | you not said here | well property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Take photos only if it is allowed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | photos | photo | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Take | obj |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 allowed | advmod |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 allowed | mark |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 allowed | aux:pass |
| 7 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Take | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | imperative | you not said here | photos | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme | ||||
| 2 | allow a condition, not said to happen | present · passive | it | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
Option 3
Ask the rabbi to pose
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 rabbi | det |
| 3 | rabbi | rabbi | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ask | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 pose | mark |
| 5 | pose | pose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ask | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | the rabbi | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent rabbi=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | pose not said to happen | to-infinitive | the rabbi not said here | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Use the flash to get a clear picture
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Use | use | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 flash | det |
| 3 | flash | flash | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Use | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 get | mark |
| 5 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Use | advcl |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 picture | det |
| 7 | clear | clear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 picture | amod |
| 8 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 get | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | imperative | you not said here | the flash | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flash=Patient | ||||
| 2 | get | to-infinitive | you not said here | a clear picture | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer picture=Stimulus |
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