Test 4 · ★ · Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons
A family in California hears that a wildfire is coming but the road is still clear. What is wisest?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: family, wildfire, road · What happens: hear, come, be · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 236 «Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons» 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 family in California hears that a wildfire is coming but the road is still clear.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 family | det |
| 2 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hears | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 California | case |
| 4 | California | California | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 family | nmod |
| 5 | hears | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 coming | mark |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 wildfire | det |
| 8 | wildfire | wildfire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 coming | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 coming | aux |
| 10 | coming | come | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 hears | ccomp |
| 11 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 16 clear | cc |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 road | det |
| 13 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 clear | nsubj |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 clear | cop |
| 15 | still | still | ADV | _ | 16 clear | advmod |
| 16 | clear | clear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 coming | conj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 hears | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | present | a family in California | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | come | present · progressive | a wildfire | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | is | present | the road | still | clear property | tree rules |
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 wisest?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wisest | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wisest | cop |
| 3 | wisest | wise | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wisest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | wise property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Stay and spray the house with a garden hose until it passes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 spray | cc |
| 3 | spray | spray | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stay | conj |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 house | det |
| 5 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 spray | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 hose | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 hose | det |
| 8 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 hose | compound |
| 9 | hose | hose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 spray | obl |
| 10 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 12 passes | mark |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 passes | nsubj |
| 12 | passes | pass | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 spray | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | imperative | you not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | spray | infinitive | you not said here | the house | with a garden hose | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Destination with hose=Theme | |||
| 3 | pass | present | house | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Go towards the fire to see how big it is
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 4 fire | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 fire | det |
| 4 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Go | obl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 see | mark |
| 6 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Go | advcl |
| 7 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 big | advmod |
| 8 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 see | ccomp |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 big | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 big | cop |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | imperative | you not said here | the fire | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme towards fire=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | see | to-infinitive | you not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | is | present | fire | big property | tree rules |
Option 3
Wait until they can see the flames, and then leave
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 5 see | mark |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 see | nsubj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 see | aux |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Wait | advcl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 flames | det |
| 7 | flames | flame | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 see | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 leave | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 leave | cc |
| 10 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 11 leave | advmod |
| 11 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Wait | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | imperative | you not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | see | can | they | the flames | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flame=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | leave | infinitive | then | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Leave early, because roads can become blocked
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Leave | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 become | punct |
| 4 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 become | mark |
| 5 | roads | road | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 become | nsubj |
| 6 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 become | aux |
| 7 | become | become | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Leave | parataxis |
| 8 | blocked | block | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 become | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | imperative | you not said here | early property | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | become | can | roads | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | block | participle | roads not said here | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer |
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