Test 9 · ★ · Classroom rules and homework
A boy cannot find his worksheet, which is due tomorrow. What is a good idea?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy, worksheet · What happens: not find, be · To what, where: worksheet, due tomorrow, good idea
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 254 «Classroom rules and homework» 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 boy cannot find his worksheet, which is due tomorrow.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 boy | det |
| 2 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 find | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 find | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 find | advmod |
| 5 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 worksheet | nmod:poss |
| 7 | worksheet | worksheet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 find | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 tomorrow | punct |
| 9 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 tomorrow | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 tomorrow | cop |
| 11 | due | due | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 tomorrow | amod |
| 12 | tomorrow | tomorrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 worksheet | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 find | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not find | can | a boy | boy's worksheet | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worksheet=Topic | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | boy's worksheet | due tomorrow | 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 a good idea?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 idea | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 idea | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 idea | det |
| 4 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 idea | amod |
| 5 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 idea | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a good idea | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Skip the homework without telling anyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skip | skip | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 homework | det |
| 3 | homework | homework | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Skip | obj |
| 4 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 5 telling | mark |
| 5 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Skip | advcl |
| 6 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 telling | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | skip | imperative | you not said here | the homework | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Agent | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | gerund | you not said here | anyone | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient |
Option 2
Say he never got one, so he does not have to do it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 got | nsubj |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 4 got | advmod |
| 4 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | ccomp |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 got | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 have | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 have | advmod |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 have | nsubj |
| 9 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 have | aux |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 have | advmod |
| 11 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Say | parataxis |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 do | mark |
| 13 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 have | xcomp |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 do | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not get | past | he | one | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | not have | present · do-support | he | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | do | to-infinitive | he not said here | it | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
Option 3
Copy a friend's finished sheet
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copy | copy | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 friend | det |
| 3 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sheet | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 friend | case |
| 5 | finished | finish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 sheet | amod |
| 6 | sheet | sheet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Copy | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | copy | imperative | you not said here | a friend's finished sheet | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheet=Theme | ||||
| 2 | finish | participle | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Check the school website or ask the teacher for a copy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check | check | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 website | det |
| 3 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 website | compound |
| 4 | website | website | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Check | obj |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 ask | cc |
| 6 | ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Check | conj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 teacher | det |
| 8 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 ask | obj |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 copy | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 copy | det |
| 11 | copy | copy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 ask | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | check | imperative | you not said here | the school website | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent website=Theme | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | infinitive | you not said here | the teacher | for a copy | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |
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