Test 7 · ★★ · The night sky and outdoor myths On a beach in Queensland, a boy is stung by a jellyfish. Someone shouts «Pee on it!» What is better?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: jellyfish, Someone · What happens: sting, shout, be · To what, where: boy, Pee
This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 240 «The night sky and outdoor myths» 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: On a beach in Queensland, a boy is stung by a jellyfish.
case det obl case nmod punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root On ADP a DET beach NOUN in ADP Queensland PROPN , PUNCT a DET boy NOUN is AUX stung VERB by ADP a DET jellyfish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 3 beach case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 beach det 3 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 10 stung obl 4 in in ADP _ 5 Queensland case 5 Queensland Queensland PROPN Number=Sing 3 beach nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 beach punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 boy det 8 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 10 stung nsubj:pass 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 stung aux:pass 10 stung sting VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 by by ADP _ 13 jellyfish case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 jellyfish det 13 jellyfish jellyfish NOUN Number=Sing 10 stung obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 stung punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sting present · passive a jellyfish a boy on a beach in Queensland vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.theme PP.instrument»: agent=Agent subject=Experiencer on beach=Theme
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: Someone shouts «Pee on it!»
nsubj punct obj case nmod punct punct root Someone PRON shouts VERB « PUNCT Pee NOUN on ADP it PRON ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 shouts nsubj 2 shouts shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 Pee punct 4 Pee pee NOUN Number=Sing 2 shouts obj 5 on on ADP _ 6 it case 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 Pee nmod 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 Pee punct 8 » » PUNCT _ 4 Pee punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 shout speech: express present Someone Pee Pee vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pee=Topic
Sentence 3: What is better?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX better ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 better nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 better cop 3 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 better punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present good property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Rub wet sand into the sting hard to get it out
amod obj case det obl parataxis mark xcomp obj compound:prt root Rub VERB wet ADJ sand NOUN into ADP the DET sting NOUN hard ADJ to PART get VERB it PRON out ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rub rub VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sand amod 3 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rub obj 4 into into ADP _ 6 sting case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sting det 6 sting sting NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rub obl 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Rub parataxis 8 to to PART _ 9 get mark 9 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 hard xcomp 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 get obj 11 out out ADP _ 9 get compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 rub imperative you not said here wet sand the sting vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sand=Theme into sting=Destination 2 get out to-infinitive you not said here sand tree rules
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Follow local first aid and get a lifeguard
amod amod obj cc conj det obj root Follow VERB local ADJ first ADJ aid NOUN and CCONJ get VERB a DET lifeguard NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Follow follow VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 4 aid amod 3 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 4 aid amod 4 aid aid NOUN Number=Sing 1 Follow obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 get cc 6 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Follow conj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 lifeguard det 8 lifeguard lifeguard NOUN Number=Sing 6 get obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 follow imperative you not said here local first aid vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aid=Theme 2 get infinitive you not said here a lifeguard vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lifeguard=Stimulus
Option 3 Pee on it, because that always works on stings
nsubj case nmod punct mark nsubj advmod case obl root Pee NOUN on ADP it PRON , PUNCT because SCONJ that PRON always ADV works VERB on ADP stings NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pee pee NOUN Number=Sing 8 works nsubj 2 on on ADP _ 3 it case 3 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Pee nmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 works punct 5 because because SCONJ _ 8 works mark 6 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 works nsubj 7 always always ADV PronType=Tot 8 works advmod 8 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 on on ADP _ 10 stings case 10 stings sting NOUN Number=Plur 8 works obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 work present Pee on it on stings; always property vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on sting=Theme
Option 4 Ignore it, because all jellyfish stings are harmless
obj punct mark det compound nsubj cop parataxis root Ignore VERB it PRON , PUNCT because SCONJ all DET jellyfish NOUN stings NOUN are AUX harmless ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ignore ignore VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Ignore obj 3 , , PUNCT _ 9 harmless punct 4 because because SCONJ _ 9 harmless mark 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 stings det 6 jellyfish jellyfish NOUN Number=Sing 7 stings compound 7 stings sting NOUN Number=Plur 9 harmless nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 harmless cop 9 harmless harmless ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Ignore parataxis
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ignore imperative you not said here it vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 2 is present all jellyfish stings harmless property tree rules
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