Test 6 · ★ · Respect for first peoples, older people and people with di…
A classmate says «I need to sit down, I have a heart condition», but he looks fine. What is true?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: classmate · What happens: say, need, sit down, have, look, be · To what, where: heart condition · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 227 «Respect for first peoples, older people and people with disabilities» 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 classmate says «I need to sit down, I have a heart condition», but he looks fine.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 classmate | det |
| 2 | classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 need | punct |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 need | nsubj |
| 6 | need | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | ccomp |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 sit | mark |
| 8 | sit | sit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 need | xcomp |
| 9 | down | down | ADP | _ | 8 sit | compound:prt |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 have | punct |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 have | nsubj |
| 12 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 need | conj |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 condition | det |
| 14 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 condition | compound |
| 15 | condition | condition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 have | obj |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 need | punct |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 looks | punct |
| 18 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 20 looks | cc |
| 19 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 looks | nsubj |
| 20 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | ccomp |
| 21 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 looks | xcomp |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a classmate | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | need in a quote | present | a classmate = classmate | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | sit down not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | a classmate = classmate not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | have in a quote | present | a classmate = classmate | a heart condition | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent condition=Patient | ||||
| 5 | look | present | classmate | fine property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
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 is true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Only people in wheelchairs need rests
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 2 people | advmod |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 need | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 wheelchairs | case |
| 4 | wheelchairs | wheelchair | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 people | nmod |
| 5 | need | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | rests | rest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 need | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need | present | people in wheelchairs | rests | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot rest=Theme |
Option 2
He must be lying, because he looks perfectly well to everyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 lying | nsubj |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 lying | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 lying | aux |
| 4 | lying | lie | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 looks | punct |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 looks | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 looks | nsubj |
| 8 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 lying | parataxis |
| 9 | perfectly | perfectly | ADV | _ | 8 looks | advmod |
| 10 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 8 looks | advmod |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 everyone | case |
| 12 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 8 looks | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lie | must · progressive | He | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | look | present | he | to everyone; perfectly, well property | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to everyone=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Many disabilities cannot be seen, so believe him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 disabilities | amod |
| 2 | disabilities | disability | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 seen | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 seen | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 seen | advmod |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 seen | aux:pass |
| 6 | seen | see | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 believe | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 believe | advmod |
| 9 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 seen | parataxis |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 believe | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see | can · passive | Many disabilities | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | believe | infinitive | him = he | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
He should ask the teacher to check first
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 ask | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 ask | aux |
| 3 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 teacher | det |
| 5 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ask | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 check | mark |
| 7 | check | check | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 ask | xcomp |
| 8 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 check | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | should | He | the teacher | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | check not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | first property | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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