Test 9 · ★ · Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pranks that harm
Your sister keeps calling you names despite you asking her to stop. What now?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: sister, you · What happens: keep, call, ask, stop · To what, where: you, sister · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 278 «Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pranks that harm» 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: Your sister keeps calling you names despite you asking her to stop.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 sister | nmod:poss |
| 2 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 keeps | nsubj |
| 3 | keeps | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | calling | call | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 keeps | xcomp |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 calling | obj |
| 6 | names | name | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 calling | obj |
| 7 | despite | despite | ADP | _ | 9 asking | mark |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 asking | nsubj |
| 9 | asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 calling | advcl |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 asking | obj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 stop | mark |
| 12 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 asking | xcomp |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 keeps | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | present | Your sister | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | call | gerund | Your sister not said here | you | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme name=Result | ||||
| 3 | ask speech: ask | gerund | you | sister | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 4 | stop not said to happen | to-infinitive | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=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.
Sentence 2: What now?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 1 What | advmod |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Ask a parent to help her learn where the line is
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 parent | det |
| 3 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ask | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 help | mark |
| 5 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ask | xcomp |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 help | obj |
| 7 | learn | learn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 help | xcomp |
| 8 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 7 learn | ccomp |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 line | det |
| 10 | line | line | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 where | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 where | cop |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | a parent | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | help not said to happen | to-infinitive | you not said here | parent | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 3 | learn not said to happen | infinitive | parent not said here | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is | present | the line | where property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Break something of hers so she knows how it feels
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Break | break | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 1 Break | obj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 hers | case |
| 4 | hers | her | PRON | Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 something | nmod |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 knows | advmod |
| 6 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 knows | nsubj |
| 7 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Break | advcl |
| 8 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 10 feels | advmod |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 feels | nsubj |
| 10 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 knows | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | break | imperative | you not said here | something | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Patient | ||||
| 2 | know | present | she | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | feel | present | it | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 3
Stop talking to everyone at home until she says sorry
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | talking | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Stop | xcomp |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 everyone | case |
| 4 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 2 talking | obl |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 home | case |
| 6 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 everyone | nmod |
| 7 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 9 says | mark |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 says | nsubj |
| 9 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stop | advcl |
| 10 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 says | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | imperative | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | talk | gerund | you not said here | to everyone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to everyone=Co-Agent | ||||
| 3 | say speech: apologize | present | she | sorry property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Call her even worse names back until she finally stops
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call | call | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Call | obj |
| 3 | even | even | ADV | _ | 4 worse | advmod |
| 4 | worse | bad | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 names | amod |
| 5 | names | name | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Call | obj |
| 6 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 Call | advmod |
| 7 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 10 stops | mark |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 stops | nsubj |
| 9 | finally | finally | ADV | _ | 10 stops | advmod |
| 10 | stops | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Call | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | imperative | you not said here | her = she | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme name=Result | ||||
| 2 | stop | present | she | finally property | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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