Test 3 · ★★ · Staying safe online and checking what you see
A boy in Leeds clicked a «free skins» link and then told his mum, though he was afraid. Why was telling her right?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: boy · What happens: click, tell, be · To what, where: skins link, mum, right · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 283 «Staying safe online and checking what you see» 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 in Leeds clicked a «free skins» link and then told his mum, though he was afraid.
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 | 5 clicked | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Leeds | case |
| 4 | Leeds | Leeds | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 boy | nmod |
| 5 | clicked | click | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 link | det |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 skins | punct |
| 8 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 skins | amod |
| 9 | skins | skin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 link | compound |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 skins | punct |
| 11 | link | link | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 clicked | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 told | cc |
| 13 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 14 told | advmod |
| 14 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 clicked | conj |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 mum | nmod:poss |
| 16 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 told | iobj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 afraid | punct |
| 18 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 21 afraid | mark |
| 19 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 afraid | nsubj |
| 20 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 21 afraid | cop |
| 21 | afraid | afraid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 told | conj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 clicked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | click | past | a boy in Leeds | a skins link | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location link=Theme | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | past | a boy in Leeds not said here | boy's mum | then | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient | |||
| 3 | is | past | boy | afraid 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 was telling her right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 3 telling | advmod |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 telling | aux |
| 3 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 right | nmod:poss |
| 5 | right | right | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 telling | obj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 telling | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | past · progressive | Leeds's right | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent right=Recipient |
The options
Option 1
It was not right; he should hide it
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 | 4 right | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 right | cop |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 right | advmod |
| 4 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 hide | punct |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 hide | nsubj |
| 7 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 hide | aux |
| 8 | hide | hide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 right | conj |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 hide | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | past | It | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | hide | should | he | it | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
Option 2
Telling her undoes the click by itself and makes the link go away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telling | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 undoes | csubj |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Telling | iobj |
| 3 | undoes | undo | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 click | det |
| 5 | click | click | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 undoes | obj |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 itself | case |
| 7 | itself | itself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 3 undoes | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 makes | cc |
| 9 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 undoes | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 link | det |
| 11 | link | link | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 makes | obj |
| 12 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 makes | xcomp |
| 13 | away | away | ADV | _ | 12 go | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | gerund | her = she | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | undo | present | Telling | the click | by click | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent click=Patient | |||
| 3 | make | present | Telling not said here | the link | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | go away | infinitive | the link not said here | away property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Acting fast, like changing passwords, can stop the damage
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acting | act | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 stop | csubj |
| 2 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Acting | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 changing | punct |
| 4 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 5 changing | mark |
| 5 | changing | change | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Acting | conj |
| 6 | passwords | password | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 changing | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Acting | punct |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 stop | aux |
| 9 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 damage | det |
| 11 | damage | damage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 stop | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | act | gerund | fast property | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | change | gerund | passwords | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent password=Patient | |||||
| 3 | stop | can | Acting | the damage | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality damage=Eventuality |
Option 4
His mum will buy him the skins
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 | 2 mum | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 buy | nsubj |
| 3 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 buy | aux |
| 4 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 buy | iobj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 skins | det |
| 7 | skins | skin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 buy | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buy | future | His mum | the skins | him = he | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary skin=Theme |
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