Test 7 · ★ · April Fools' Day and how magic tricks work
A fortune teller at a fair says «You are sometimes shy but can be brave». Why does it feel true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: fortune teller, You, fair · What happens: say, be, feel · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 279 «April Fools' Day and how magic tricks work» 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 fortune teller at a fair says «You are sometimes shy but can be brave».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 teller | det |
| 2 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 teller | compound |
| 3 | teller | teller | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 says | nsubj |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 fair | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 fair | det |
| 6 | fair | fair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 teller | nmod |
| 7 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 shy | punct |
| 9 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 shy | nsubj |
| 10 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 shy | cop |
| 11 | sometimes | sometimes | ADV | PronType=Ind | 12 shy | advmod |
| 12 | shy | shy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 says | ccomp |
| 13 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 16 brave | cc |
| 14 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 16 brave | aux |
| 15 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 16 brave | cop |
| 16 | brave | brave | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 shy | conj |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 shy | punct |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a fortune teller at a fair | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | You | shy, sometimes property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | can | You not said here | brave 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: Why does it feel true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 feel | advmod |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 feel | aux |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 feel | nsubj |
| 4 | feel | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 feel | xcomp |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 feel | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | present · do-support | fair | true property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
She truly sees your future in the lines of your hand and your eyes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 sees | nsubj |
| 2 | truly | truly | ADV | _ | 3 sees | advmod |
| 3 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 future | nmod:poss |
| 5 | future | future | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sees | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 lines | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 lines | det |
| 8 | lines | line | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sees | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 hand | case |
| 10 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 hand | nmod:poss |
| 11 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 lines | nmod |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 eyes | cc |
| 13 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 14 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 hand | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | She | your future | the lines of your hand and your eyes | truly property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer future=Stimulus |
Option 2
She knows you from school
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 knows | nsubj |
| 2 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 knows | obj |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 school | case |
| 5 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 knows | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | present | She | you | school | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
It is a general statement that fits almost anyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 statement | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 statement | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 statement | det |
| 4 | general | general | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 statement | amod |
| 5 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 fits | nsubj |
| 7 | fits | fit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 statement | acl:relcl |
| 8 | almost | almost | ADV | _ | 9 anyone | advmod |
| 9 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 fits | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a general statement | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | fit | present | a general statement | anyone | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Patient |
Option 4
She read it in the stars
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 read | nsubj |
| 2 | read | read | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 read | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 stars | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 stars | det |
| 6 | stars | star | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 read | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | read | past | She | it | the stars | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
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