Test 19 · ★ · Shops, restaurants and libraries
kids are saying the waiter at the pizza place is "stupid" cos he got their order wrong. pass it on?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: kids, waiter, he · What happens: say, be, get, pass on, order · To what, where: order · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 273 «Shops, restaurants and libraries» 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 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 saying | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 saying | aux |
| 3 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 waiter | det |
| 5 | waiter | waiter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 stupid | nsubj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 place | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 place | det |
| 8 | pizza | pizza | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 place | compound |
| 9 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 waiter | nmod |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 stupid | cop |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 stupid | punct |
| 12 | stupid | stupid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 saying | ccomp |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 stupid | punct |
| 14 | cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 16 got | mark |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 got | nsubj |
| 16 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 stupid | advcl |
| 17 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 order | nmod:poss |
| 18 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 got | obj |
| 19 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 got | xcomp |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 saying | punct |
| 21 | pass | pass | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 saying | advcl |
| 22 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 pass | obj |
| 23 | on | on | ADP | _ | 21 pass | compound:prt |
| 24 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 saying | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present · progressive | kids | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | the waiter at the pizza place | stupid property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | get | past | he | kids's order | wrong property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer order=Stimulus | |||
| 4 | pass on | infinitive | kids not said here | order | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 5 | order | kids = kid | nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, so nobody sits at his tables
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 sits | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 sits | punct |
| 3 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 sits | advmod |
| 4 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 5 sits | nsubj |
| 5 | sits | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 tables | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 tables | nmod:poss |
| 8 | tables | table | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 sits | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit | present | nobody | his tables | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at table=Location |
Option 2
Yes, everyone should know about him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 know | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 5 know | nsubj |
| 4 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 know | aux |
| 5 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 him | case |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 know | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | should | everyone | about him = he | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about he=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
No, don't spread unkind gossip about him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 spread | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 spread | aux |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 spread | advmod |
| 5 | spread | spread | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | unkind | unkind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 gossip | amod |
| 7 | gossip | gossip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 spread | obj |
| 8 | about | about | ADP | _ | 9 him | case |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 spread | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not spread | imperative · do-support | you not said here | unkind gossip | about him = he | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent gossip=Theme about he=Destination |
Option 4
Yes, and give him a bad name online with a review
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 give | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 give | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 give | cc |
| 4 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 give | iobj |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 name | det |
| 7 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 name | amod |
| 8 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 give | obj |
| 9 | online | online | ADV | _ | 4 give | advmod |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 review | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 review | det |
| 12 | review | review | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 give | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | imperative | you not said here | a bad name | him = he | with a review; online property | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient name=Theme |
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