Test 4 · ★ · Safe and kind in parks and playgrounds
A small child is crying because she cut her hand on a broken bottle in the sandpit. What should you do?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: small child, child, you · What happens: cry, cut, break, do · To what, where: hand, broken bottle
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 228 «Safe and kind in parks and playgrounds» 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 small child is crying because she cut her hand on a broken bottle in the sandpit.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 child | det |
| 2 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 child | amod |
| 3 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 crying | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 crying | aux |
| 5 | crying | cry | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 cut | mark |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 cut | nsubj |
| 8 | cut | cut | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 crying | advcl |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 hand | nmod:poss |
| 10 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cut | obj |
| 11 | on | on | ADP | _ | 14 bottle | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 bottle | det |
| 13 | broken | break | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 bottle | amod |
| 14 | bottle | bottle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cut | obl |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 sandpit | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 sandpit | det |
| 17 | sandpit | sandpit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 bottle | nmod |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 crying | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry speech: express | present · progressive | a small child | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | cut | past | child | child's hand | a broken bottle in the sandpit | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Product | |||
| 3 | break | participle | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
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 you 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 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 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 | you | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1
Tell her to stop crying and play elsewhere
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Tell | iobj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 stop | mark |
| 4 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Tell | xcomp |
| 5 | crying | cry | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 stop | xcomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 play | cc |
| 7 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 stop | conj |
| 8 | elsewhere | elsewhere | ADV | _ | 7 play | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | her = she | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | stop not said to happen | to-infinitive | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | cry speech: express | gerund | you not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | play | infinitive | you not said here | elsewhere property | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Bury the glass deeper in the sand
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bury | bury | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 glass | det |
| 3 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Bury | obj |
| 4 | deeper | deep | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 1 Bury | advmod |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 sand | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sand | det |
| 7 | sand | sand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Bury | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bury | imperative | you not said here | the glass | the sand | deep property | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent glass=Theme in sand=Destination |
Option 3
Pick up all the pieces of glass yourself to help clear it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pick | pick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | up | up | ADP | _ | 1 Pick | compound:prt |
| 3 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 pieces | det:predet |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 pieces | det |
| 5 | pieces | piece | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Pick | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 glass | case |
| 7 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pieces | nmod |
| 8 | yourself | yourself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 1 Pick | obl |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 help | mark |
| 10 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Pick | advcl |
| 11 | clear | clear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 help | xcomp |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 clear | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pick up | imperative | you not said here | all pieces of glass | yourself obl | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Topic | |||
| 2 | help | to-infinitive | you not said here | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | clear | infinitive | you not said here | glass | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent it=Source |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Tell a grown-up and keep others away from the glass
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 grown | det |
| 3 | grown | grown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obj |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 up | punct |
| 5 | up | up | ADP | _ | 3 grown | compound |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 keep | cc |
| 7 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Tell | conj |
| 8 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 keep | obj |
| 9 | away | away | ADV | _ | 7 keep | advmod |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 glass | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 glass | det |
| 12 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 keep | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | a grown | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grown=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | keep away | infinitive | you not said here | others | the glass | away property | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer other=Beneficiary from glass=Eventuality |
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