Test 8 · ★ · Compliments, respecting differences and disabilities
Someone at the park looks pale and says they have a heart problem and need to sit down. What should you do?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Someone, they, you · What happens: look, say, have, need, sit down, do · To what, where: heart problem · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 298 «Compliments, respecting differences and disabilities» 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: Someone at the park looks pale and says they have a heart problem and need to sit down.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 looks | nsubj |
| 2 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 park | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 park | det |
| 4 | park | park | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Someone | nmod |
| 5 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | pale | pale | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 looks | xcomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 says | cc |
| 8 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 looks | conj |
| 9 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 have | nsubj |
| 10 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 says | ccomp |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 problem | det |
| 12 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 problem | compound |
| 13 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 have | obj |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 need | cc |
| 15 | need | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 have | conj |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 sit | mark |
| 17 | sit | sit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 need | xcomp |
| 18 | down | down | ADP | _ | 17 sit | compound:prt |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 looks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | present | Someone | pale property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | Someone not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | have | present | they | a heart problem | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Patient | ||||
| 4 | need | present | they not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 5 | sit down not said to happen | to-infinitive | they not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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 should you do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | you | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Keep playing and ignore it, they'll be fine in a bit
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | playing | play | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Keep | xcomp |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 ignore | cc |
| 4 | ignore | ignore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Keep | conj |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 ignore | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 fine | punct |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 fine | nsubj |
| 8 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 fine | aux |
| 9 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 fine | cop |
| 10 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Keep | conj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 bit | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 bit | det |
| 13 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 fine | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | imperative | you not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | play | gerund | you not said here | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | ignore | present | you not said here | it | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 4 | is | future | they | a bit | fine property | tree rules |
Option 2
Tell them they look fine
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Tell | iobj |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 look | nsubj |
| 4 | look | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Tell | ccomp |
| 5 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 look | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | them = they | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | look | present | they | fine property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Believe them and help them sit and rest
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Believe | obj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 help | cc |
| 4 | help | help | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Believe | conj |
| 5 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 help | obj |
| 6 | sit | sit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 help | xcomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 rest | cc |
| 8 | rest | rest | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 sit | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | imperative | you not said here | them = they | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | help | infinitive | you not said here | them = they | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 3 | sit | infinitive | them = they not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | rest | infinitive | them = they not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Ask them to prove it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Ask | iobj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 prove | mark |
| 4 | prove | prove | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ask | xcomp |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 prove | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | them = they | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | prove not said to happen | to-infinitive | you not said here | it | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
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