Test 6 · ★ · Walking on the pavement and crossing roads
At a school crossing in Sydney there is a lollipop man. When do you cross?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: lollipop man, you · What happens: be, cross · To what, where: school crossing
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 266 «Walking on the pavement and crossing roads» 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: At a school crossing in Sydney there is a lollipop man.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At | at | ADP | _ | 4 crossing | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 crossing | det |
| 3 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 crossing | compound |
| 4 | crossing | crossing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 is | obl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 Sydney | case |
| 6 | Sydney | Sydney | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 crossing | nmod |
| 7 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 8 is | expl |
| 8 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 man | det |
| 10 | lollipop | lollipop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 man | compound |
| 11 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 is | nsubj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 is | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | present | a lollipop man | a school crossing in Sydney; there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at crossing=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: When do you cross?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 cross | advmod |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 cross | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 cross | nsubj |
| 4 | cross | cross | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 cross | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cross | present · do-support | you | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1
As soon as you see a gap in the cars
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | as | ADV | _ | 2 soon | advmod |
| 2 | soon | soon | ADV | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 5 see | mark |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 see | nsubj |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 soon | advcl |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 gap | det |
| 7 | gap | gap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 see | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 cars | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 cars | det |
| 10 | cars | car | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 see | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | you | a gap | the cars | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gap=Stimulus |
Option 2
When he is looking the other way and busy with the cars on the other side
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | SCONJ | _ | 4 looking | mark |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 looking | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 looking | aux |
| 4 | looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 way | det |
| 6 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 way | amod |
| 7 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 looking | obl:unmarked |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 busy | cc |
| 9 | busy | busy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 looking | conj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 cars | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 cars | det |
| 12 | cars | car | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 busy | obl |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 16 side | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 side | det |
| 15 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 side | amod |
| 16 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 looking | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | present · progressive | he | the other way | on the other side | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on side=Theme |
Option 3
When your friends have already started
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | SCONJ | _ | 6 started | mark |
| 2 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 friends | nmod:poss |
| 3 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 started | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 started | aux |
| 5 | already | already | ADV | _ | 6 started | advmod |
| 6 | started | start | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | start | present · perfect · passive | your friends | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
When he has stopped the traffic and signals to you
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 stopped | advmod |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 stopped | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 stopped | aux |
| 4 | stopped | stop | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 traffic | det |
| 6 | traffic | traffic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stopped | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 signals | cc |
| 8 | signals | signal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 traffic | conj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 you | case |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 stopped | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | present · perfect | he | the traffic and signals | you | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector traffic=Eventuality |
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