Test 7 · ★ · Litter and caring for nature
You see a man pulling a bird's nest out of a hedge. What is the safe and right thing?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: You, man, safe thing · What happens: see, pull, be · To what, where: man, nest, hedge
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 239 «Litter and caring for nature» 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: You see a man pulling a bird's nest out of a hedge.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 see | nsubj |
| 2 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 man | det |
| 4 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 see | obj |
| 5 | pulling | pull | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 man | acl |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 bird | det |
| 7 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 nest | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 bird | case |
| 9 | nest | nest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pulling | obj |
| 10 | out | out | ADP | _ | 13 hedge | case |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 hedge | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 hedge | det |
| 13 | hedge | hedge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pulling | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | You | a man | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer man=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | pull | gerund | a man not said here | a bird's nest | a hedge | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent nest=Theme out hedge=Initial_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: What is the safe and right thing?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 thing | det |
| 4 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 thing | amod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 right | cc |
| 6 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 safe | conj |
| 7 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the safe thing | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Fight him to save the nest and the eggs
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fight | fight | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Fight | obj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 save | mark |
| 4 | save | save | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Fight | advcl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 nest | det |
| 6 | nest | nest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 save | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 eggs | cc |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 eggs | det |
| 9 | eggs | egg | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 nest | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fight | imperative | you not said here | him = he | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-Agent | ||||
| 2 | save | to-infinitive | you not said here | the nest and the eggs | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Theme |
Option 2
Yell rude words at him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yell | yell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 words | amod |
| 3 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Yell | obj |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 him | case |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Yell | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yell speech: express | imperative | you not said here | rude words | at him = he | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme PP.recipient PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent word=Theme at he=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Tell a grown-up or a ranger, who can deal with it
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 | 5 up | det |
| 3 | grown | grown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 up | compound |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 up | punct |
| 5 | up | up | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 deal | nsubj |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 ranger | cc |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 ranger | det |
| 8 | ranger | ranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 up | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 deal | punct |
| 10 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 deal | nsubj |
| 11 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 deal | aux |
| 12 | deal | deal | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Tell | ccomp |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 it | case |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 deal | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | deal | can | a grown up or a ranger | with ranger | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with it=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Take the nest home with you to keep it safe in your room
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 nest | det |
| 3 | nest | nest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Take | obj |
| 4 | home | home | ADV | _ | 1 Take | advmod |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 you | case |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 1 Take | obl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 keep | mark |
| 8 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Take | advcl |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 keep | obj |
| 10 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 keep | xcomp |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 room | case |
| 12 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 room | nmod:poss |
| 13 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 keep | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | imperative | you not said here | the nest | with you; home property | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Theme | |||
| 2 | keep | to-infinitive | you not said here | nest | your room | safe property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme in room=Location |
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