Test 1 · Safe in the kitchen
A girl in Leeds sees her little brother reaching up toward the stove, where a pot handle sticks out over the edge. What is the best thing to do?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: girl, pot handle, best thing · What happens: see, reach up, stick out, be, do · To what, where: little brother, stove, edge
This is test 1 of lesson 31 «Safe in the kitchen» 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 girl in Leeds sees her little brother reaching up toward the stove, where a pot handle sticks out over the edge.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 girl | det |
| 2 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sees | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Leeds | case |
| 4 | Leeds | Leeds | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 girl | nmod |
| 5 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 brother | nmod:poss |
| 7 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 brother | amod |
| 8 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sees | obj |
| 9 | reaching | reach | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 sees | advcl |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 9 reaching | compound:prt |
| 11 | toward | toward | ADP | _ | 13 stove | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 stove | det |
| 13 | stove | stove | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 reaching | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 sticks | punct |
| 15 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 19 sticks | advmod |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 handle | det |
| 17 | pot | pot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 handle | compound |
| 18 | handle | handle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 sticks | nsubj |
| 19 | sticks | stick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 sees | parataxis |
| 20 | out | out | ADP | _ | 19 sticks | compound:prt |
| 21 | over | over | ADP | _ | 23 edge | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 edge | det |
| 23 | edge | edge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 sticks | obl |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 sees | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | a girl in Leeds | girl's little brother | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brother=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | reach up | gerund | a girl in Leeds not said here | the stove | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent toward stove=Path | ||||
| 3 | stick out | present | a pot handle | the edge | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme over edge=Destination |
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 is the best thing to do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 thing | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 thing | amod |
| 5 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 do | mark |
| 7 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 thing | acl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best thing | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | do | to-infinitive | the best thing not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
Let him reach it to learn a lesson
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Let | obj |
| 3 | reach | reach | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Let | xcomp |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 reach | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 learn | mark |
| 6 | learn | learn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 reach | xcomp |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 lesson | det |
| 8 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 learn | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let | imperative | you not said here | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | reach | infinitive | him = he not said here | it | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | learn | to-infinitive | him = he not said here | a lesson | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lesson=Topic |
Option 2
Pour the pot out into the sink
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pour | pour | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 pot | det |
| 3 | pot | pot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pour | obj |
| 4 | out | out | ADV | _ | 1 Pour | advmod |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 sink | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sink | det |
| 7 | sink | sink | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pour | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pour out | imperative | you not said here | the pot | the sink | out property | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent pot=Theme into sink=Destination |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Turn the handle inward and tell an adult
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 handle | det |
| 3 | handle | handle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Turn | obj |
| 4 | inward | inward | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Turn | advmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 tell | cc |
| 6 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Turn | conj |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 adult | det |
| 8 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tell | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn | imperative | you not said here | the handle | inward property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent handle=Theme | |||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | a adult | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
Option 4
Pull the pot toward the edge for him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pull | pull | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 pot | det |
| 3 | pot | pot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pull | obj |
| 4 | toward | toward | ADP | _ | 6 edge | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 edge | det |
| 6 | edge | edge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pull | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 him | case |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Pull | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pull | imperative | you not said here | the pot | toward the edge; for him = he | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent pot=Theme for he=Beneficiary |
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