Test 4 · ★ · Covering up, false alarms and playing fair A boy shouted «I'm stuck!» from a tree three times as a joke. The fourth time he really is stuck. Why might nobody hurry?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy, fourth time, nobody · What happens: shout, be, hurry · To what, where: tree · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 277 «Covering up, false alarms and playing fair» 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 shouted «I'm stuck!» from a tree three times as a joke.
det nsubj punct nsubj cop ccomp punct punct case det obl nummod obl:unmarked case det obl punct root A DET boy NOUN shouted VERB « PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX stuck ADJ ! PUNCT » PUNCT from ADP a DET tree NOUN three NUM times NOUN as ADP a DET joke NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 shouted nsubj 3 shouted shout VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 7 stuck punct 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 stuck nsubj 6 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 stuck cop 7 stuck stuck ADJ Degree=Pos 3 shouted ccomp 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 7 stuck punct 9 » » PUNCT _ 7 stuck punct 10 from from ADP _ 12 tree case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 tree det 12 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 3 shouted obl 13 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 times nummod 14 times time NOUN Number=Plur 3 shouted obl:unmarked 15 as as ADP _ 17 joke case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 joke det 17 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 3 shouted obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 shouted punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 shout speech: express past a boy a tree time as a joke vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is in a quote present a boy = boy stuck property 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: The fourth time he really is stuck.
det amod nsubj nsubj advmod cop punct root The DET fourth ADJ time NOUN he PRON really ADV is AUX stuck ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 time det 2 fourth fourth ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 time amod 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing 7 stuck nsubj 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 stuck nsubj 5 really really ADV _ 7 stuck advmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 stuck cop 7 stuck stuck ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 stuck punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the fourth time stuck property tree rules
Sentence 3: Why might nobody hurry?
advmod aux nsubj punct root Why ADV might AUX nobody PRON hurry VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Int 4 hurry advmod 2 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 hurry aux 3 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 4 hurry nsubj 4 hurry hurry VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 hurry punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hurry might nobody vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
The options Option 1 Trees are always safe to climb
nsubj cop advmod mark xcomp root Trees NOUN are AUX always ADV safe ADJ to PART climb VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 4 safe nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 safe cop 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 safe advmod 4 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 climb mark 6 climb climb VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 safe xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Trees always, safe property tree rules 2 climb to-infinitive Trees not said here vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 2 People never help in the afternoon
nsubj advmod case det obl root People NOUN never ADV help VERB in ADP the DET afternoon NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 3 help nsubj 2 never never ADV PronType=Neg 3 help advmod 3 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 afternoon case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 afternoon det 6 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 3 help obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not help present People afternoon vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice He shouted in the wrong voice, so nobody could tell it was really him
The tree, 14 words nsubj case det amod obl punct advmod nsubj aux conj nsubj cop advmod ccomp root He PRON shouted VERB in ADP the DET wrong ADJ voice NOUN , PUNCT so ADV nobody PRON could AUX tell VERB it PRON was AUX really ADV him PRON 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 2 shouted nsubj 2 shouted shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 6 voice case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 voice det 5 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 voice amod 6 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 2 shouted obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 tell punct 8 so so ADV _ 11 tell advmod 9 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 11 tell nsubj 10 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 tell aux 11 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 shouted conj 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 him nsubj 13 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 him cop 14 really really ADV _ 15 him advmod 15 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 tell ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 shout speech: express past He the wrong voice vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 tell speech: assert could nobody vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a past voice him = he tree rules
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer His false alarms taught them not to believe him
nmod:poss amod nsubj obj advmod mark xcomp obj root His PRON false ADJ alarms NOUN taught VERB them PRON not PART to PART believe VERB him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 alarms nmod:poss 2 false false ADJ Degree=Pos 3 alarms amod 3 alarms alarm NOUN Number=Plur 4 taught nsubj 4 taught teach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 taught obj 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 believe advmod 7 to to PART _ 8 believe mark 8 believe believe VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 taught xcomp 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 believe obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 teach speech: other past His false alarms them = they vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic 2 not believe to-infinitive His false alarms not said here him = he vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus 3 alarm His = he nom alarm «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
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