Test 2 · ★ · Good manners on buses and trains, and borrowing things A boy rides an escalator in a busy city station and stands on the left. A man behind him says «Excuse me». What should he do?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy, man · What happens: ride, stand, say, excuse, do · To what, where: escalator, busy city station, left, man · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 225 «Good manners on buses and trains, and borrowing things» 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: A boy rides an escalator in a busy city station and stands on the left.
det nsubj det obj case det amod compound obl cc conj case det obl punct root A DET boy NOUN rides VERB an DET escalator NOUN in ADP a DET busy ADJ city NOUN station NOUN and CCONJ stands VERB on ADP the DET left NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 3 rides nsubj 3 rides ride VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 escalator det 5 escalator escalator NOUN Number=Sing 3 rides obj 6 in in ADP _ 10 station case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 station det 8 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 station amod 9 city city NOUN Number=Sing 10 station compound 10 station station NOUN Number=Sing 3 rides obl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 stands cc 12 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 rides conj 13 on on ADP _ 15 left case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 left det 15 left left NOUN Number=Sing 12 stands obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 rides punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ride present a boy a escalator a busy city station vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent escalator=Theme 2 stand present a boy not said here the left vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on left=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: A man behind him says «Excuse me».
det nsubj case nmod punct ccomp obj punct punct root A DET man NOUN behind ADP him PRON says VERB « PUNCT Excuse VERB me PRON » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 man det 2 man man NOUN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 3 behind behind ADP _ 4 him case 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 man nmod 5 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 Excuse punct 7 Excuse excuse VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 says ccomp 8 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 Excuse obj 9 » » PUNCT _ 7 Excuse punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a man behind boy vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 excuse in a quote infinitive a man behind boy = man vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme
Sentence 3: What should he do?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON should AUX he PRON do VERB ? PUNCT 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 man vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Tell the man to use the stairs instead, since they are quicker
det obj mark ccomp det obj advmod punct mark nsubj cop conj root Tell VERB the DET man NOUN to PART use VERB the DET stairs NOUN instead ADV , PUNCT since SCONJ they PRON are AUX quicker ADJ 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 man det 3 man man NOUN Number=Sing 1 Tell obj 4 to to PART _ 5 use mark 5 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Tell ccomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 stairs det 7 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 5 use obj 8 instead instead ADV _ 5 use advmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 quicker punct 10 since since SCONJ _ 13 quicker mark 11 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 quicker nsubj 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 quicker cop 13 quicker quick ADJ Degree=Cmp 1 Tell conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here the man vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent man=Recipient clause=Topic 2 use not said to happen to-infinitive the stairs instead property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stair=Patient 3 is present stairs = stair quick property tree rules
Option 2 Walk down the escalator the wrong way
case det obl det amod obl:unmarked root Walk VERB down ADP the DET escalator NOUN the DET wrong ADJ way NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Walk walk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 down down ADP _ 4 escalator case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 escalator det 4 escalator escalator NOUN Number=Sing 1 Walk obl 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 way det 6 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 way amod 7 way way NOUN Number=Sing 1 Walk obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 walk down imperative you not said here the escalator the wrong way obl:unmarked vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme escalator=Trajectory
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer Move to the right so the man can walk past
case det obl mark det nsubj aux advcl advmod root Move VERB to ADP the DET right NOUN so SCONJ the DET man NOUN can AUX walk VERB past ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Move move VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 to to ADP _ 4 right case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 right det 4 right right NOUN Number=Sing 1 Move obl 5 so so SCONJ _ 9 walk mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 man det 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing 9 walk nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 walk aux 9 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Move advcl 10 past past ADV _ 9 walk advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 move imperative you not said here the right vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to right=Trajectory 2 walk can the man past property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 4 Stand still where he is, as he was there first
advmod ccomp nsubj cop punct mark nsubj cop advmod advmod root Stand VERB still ADV where ADV he PRON is AUX , PUNCT as SCONJ he PRON was AUX there ADV first ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stand stand VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 still still ADV _ 1 Stand advmod 3 where where ADV PronType=Rel 1 Stand ccomp 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 where nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 where cop 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 there punct 7 as as SCONJ _ 10 there mark 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 there nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 there cop 10 there there ADV PronType=Dem 1 Stand advmod 11 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 10 there advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stand imperative you not said here still vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present he where property tree rules 3 is past he first, there property tree rules
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