Test 18 · Caring for pets
my cousin says u should pick a rabbit up by the ears, that's how farmers do it
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: cousin, u, that, farmers · What happens: say, pick up, be, do · To what, where: rabbit · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 18 of lesson 27 «Caring for pets» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 2 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | u | you | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 pick | nsubj |
| 5 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 pick | aux |
| 6 | pick | pick | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 rabbit | det |
| 8 | rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pick | obj |
| 9 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 pick | compound:prt |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 ears | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 ears | det |
| 12 | ears | ear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 pick | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 how | punct |
| 14 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 16 how | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 how | cop |
| 16 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 18 do | advmod |
| 17 | farmers | farmer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 do | nsubj |
| 18 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | advcl |
| 19 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 do | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | my cousin | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | pick up | should | u | a rabbit | by the ears | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rabbit=Topic | |||
| 3 | is | present | that | how property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | do | present | farmers | rabbit | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
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.
The options
Option 1
He is right, farmers know best about rabbits
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 know | punct |
| 5 | farmers | farmer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 know | nsubj |
| 6 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | parataxis |
| 7 | best | well | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 know | advmod |
| 8 | about | about | ADP | _ | 9 rabbits | case |
| 9 | rabbits | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 know | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | know | present | farmers | about rabbits; well property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about rabbit=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
That is wrong and cruel; rabbits must never be picked up by their ears
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 wrong | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | cop |
| 3 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 cruel | cc |
| 5 | cruel | cruel | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 wrong | conj |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 11 picked | punct |
| 7 | rabbits | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 picked | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 picked | aux |
| 9 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 11 picked | advmod |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 picked | aux:pass |
| 11 | picked | pick | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 wrong | conj |
| 12 | up | up | ADP | _ | 11 picked | compound:prt |
| 13 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 ears | case |
| 14 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 ears | nmod:poss |
| 15 | ears | ear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 picked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | That | wrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | That not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | not pick up | must · passive | rabbits's ears | rabbits | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
Option 3
He is right, ears are the strongest part
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 part | punct |
| 5 | ears | ear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 part | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 part | cop |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 part | det |
| 8 | strongest | strong | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 part | amod |
| 9 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 right | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | ears | the strongest part | tree rules |
Option 4
He is right, if the rabbit is small
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 small | punct |
| 5 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 9 small | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 rabbit | det |
| 7 | rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 small | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 small | cop |
| 9 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 right | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | the rabbit | small property | tree rules |
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