Test 18 · ★★ · Safe at lakes and beaches
apparently a dog swam in the green lake and died that same night, everyone at the dog park's saying it. true lesson?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: dog, everyone · What happens: swim, die, say · To what, where: green lake, dog · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 18 · ★★ of lesson 232 «Safe at lakes and beaches» 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 | apparently | apparently | ADV | _ | 4 swam | advmod |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 dog | det |
| 3 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 swam | nsubj |
| 4 | swam | swim | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 lake | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 lake | det |
| 7 | green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 lake | amod |
| 8 | lake | lake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 swam | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 died | cc |
| 10 | died | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 swam | conj |
| 11 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 13 night | det |
| 12 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 night | amod |
| 13 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 died | obl:unmarked |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 saying | punct |
| 15 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 21 saying | nsubj |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 19 park | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 park | det |
| 18 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 park | compound |
| 19 | park | park | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 everyone | nmod |
| 20 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 saying | aux |
| 21 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 died | advcl |
| 22 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 saying | obj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 21 saying | punct |
| 24 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 lesson | amod |
| 25 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 saying | obj |
| 26 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 swam | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swim | past | a dog | the green lake | apparently property | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lake=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | die | past | a dog not said here | night | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present · progressive | everyone | dog | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme lesson=Manner |
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 · ✓ the right answer
Blue-green scum can be poisonous; keep out and keep dogs out
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue | blue | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 scum | amod |
| 2 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 1 Blue | punct |
| 3 | green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 scum | amod |
| 4 | scum | scum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 poisonous | nsubj |
| 5 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 poisonous | aux |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 poisonous | cop |
| 7 | poisonous | poisonous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 keep | punct |
| 9 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 7 poisonous | parataxis |
| 10 | out | out | ADP | _ | 9 keep | compound:prt |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 keep | cc |
| 12 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 9 keep | conj |
| 13 | dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 keep | obj |
| 14 | out | out | ADV | _ | 12 keep | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | can | Blue green scum | poisonous property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | keep out | infinitive | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | keep out | infinitive | dogs | out property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |
Option 2
Lakes are always safe for dogs, whatever colour the water
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakes | lake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 safe | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 safe | cop |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 4 safe | advmod |
| 4 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 dogs | case |
| 6 | dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 safe | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 colour | punct |
| 8 | whatever | whatever | DET | PronType=Int | 9 colour | det |
| 9 | colour | colour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 dogs | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 water | det |
| 11 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 colour | nsubj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Lakes | for dogs and whatever colour; always, safe property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | colour | the water | tree rules |
Option 3
Only brown water is dangerous
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 3 water | advmod |
| 2 | brown | brown | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 water | amod |
| 3 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 dangerous | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 dangerous | cop |
| 5 | dangerous | dangerous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | brown water | dangerous property | tree rules |
Option 4
The dog must have been ill already before it went in the water
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 dog | det |
| 2 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 ill | nsubj |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 ill | aux |
| 4 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 ill | aux |
| 5 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 ill | cop |
| 6 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | already | already | ADV | _ | 6 ill | advmod |
| 8 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 10 went | mark |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 went | nsubj |
| 10 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 ill | advcl |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 water | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 water | det |
| 13 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 went | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | must · perfect | the dog | ill property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | go | past | dog | the water | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in water=Location |
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