Test 4 · ★ · Handling anger and everyday fears
A boy in Florida hears thunder 2 seconds after each flash and it is getting shorter. What does it mean, and what should he do?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy, thunder, it · What happens: hear, get, mean, do · To what, where: thunder · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 291 «Handling anger and everyday fears» 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 Florida hears thunder 2 seconds after each flash and it is getting shorter.
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 hears | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Florida | case |
| 4 | Florida | Florida | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 boy | nmod |
| 5 | hears | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | thunder | thunder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hears | obj |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 seconds | nummod |
| 8 | seconds | second | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 hears | obj |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 11 flash | case |
| 10 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 flash | det |
| 11 | flash | flash | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hears | obl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 getting | cc |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 getting | nsubj |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 getting | aux |
| 15 | getting | get | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 hears | conj |
| 16 | shorter | short | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 15 getting | xcomp |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 hears | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | present | a boy in Florida | thunder | after each flash; second | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thunder=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | get | present · progressive | thunder | short property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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 does it mean, and what should he do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 mean | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mean | aux |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 mean | nsubj |
| 4 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 do | punct |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 do | cc |
| 7 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 10 do | obj |
| 8 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 do | aux |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 do | nsubj |
| 10 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 mean | ccomp |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present · do-support | it | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | do | should | boy | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1
The storm is over; open the windows
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 storm | det |
| 2 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 over | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 over | cop |
| 4 | over | over | ADV | _ | 6 open | advcl |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 4 over | punct |
| 6 | open | open | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 windows | det |
| 8 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 open | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the storm | over property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | open | imperative | you not said here | the windows | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location window=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The storm is close and coming nearer; stay indoors away from windows
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 storm | det |
| 2 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 close | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 close | cop |
| 4 | close | close | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 coming | cc |
| 6 | coming | come | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 close | conj |
| 7 | nearer | near | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 coming | xcomp |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 stay | punct |
| 9 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 close | conj |
| 10 | indoors | indoors | ADV | _ | 9 stay | advmod |
| 11 | away | away | ADV | _ | 9 stay | advmod |
| 12 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 windows | case |
| 13 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 away | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the storm | close property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | come | gerund | the storm not said here | near property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | stay | infinitive | the storm not said here | away, indoors property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Thunder is harmless; stand by the glass door
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder | thunder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 harmless | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 harmless | cop |
| 3 | harmless | harmless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 5 stand | punct |
| 5 | stand | stand | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 harmless | parataxis |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 door | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 door | det |
| 8 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 door | compound |
| 9 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 stand | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Thunder | harmless property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | stand | infinitive | by the glass door | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by door=Location |
Option 4
The storm is far away and leaving; go outside and play in the garden
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 storm | det |
| 2 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 go | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 away | cop |
| 4 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 5 away | advmod |
| 5 | away | away | ADV | _ | 2 storm | acl:relcl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 leaving | cc |
| 7 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 away | conj |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 go | punct |
| 9 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | outside | outside | ADV | _ | 9 go | advmod |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 play | cc |
| 12 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 go | conj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 garden | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 garden | det |
| 15 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 play | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the storm not said here | away, far property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | leave | gerund | the storm not said here | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | go | infinitive | the storm | outside property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | play | infinitive | the storm not said here | the garden | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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