Test 13 · ★ · Pavements, crossings, cars, trains, airports and bikes
helmet's a bit loose, it's fine
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: helmet · What happens: be
This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 310 «Pavements, crossings, cars, trains, airports and bikes» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | helmet | helmet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 loose | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 loose | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 bit | det |
| 4 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 loose | obl:unmarked |
| 5 | loose | loose | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 fine | punct |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 fine | expl |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 fine | cop |
| 9 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 loose | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | helmet | a bit obl:unmarked; loose property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | helmet not said here | fine 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.
The options
Option 1
Yes, loose is more comfortable and safe
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 comfortable | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | loose | loose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 comfortable | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 comfortable | cop |
| 5 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 6 comfortable | advmod |
| 6 | comfortable | comfortable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 safe | cc |
| 8 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 comfortable | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | loose | comfortable property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | loose not said here | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, it must fit snug and be buckled
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 fit | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 fit | nsubj |
| 4 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 fit | aux |
| 5 | fit | fit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | snug | snug | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 fit | xcomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 buckled | cc |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 buckled | aux:pass |
| 9 | buckled | buckle | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 fit | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fit | must | it | snug property | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | buckle | infinitive · passive | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
Option 3
Yes, the strap is just for show
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 8 show | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 strap | det |
| 4 | strap | strap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 show | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 show | cop |
| 6 | just | just | ADV | _ | 8 show | advmod |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 show | case |
| 8 | show | show | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the strap | for show | tree rules |
Option 4
Fine if you ride slowly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 ride | mark |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 ride | nsubj |
| 4 | ride | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Fine | advcl |
| 5 | slowly | slowly | ADV | _ | 4 ride | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ride | present | you | slowly property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
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