Test 3 · ★ · Caring for pets, snake bites, bears and the zoo A boy plays tug with his dog and never once lets go of the rope. Later the dog starts to growl and snap. What is the most likely reason?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy, dog, likely reason · What happens: play, not let, go, start, growl, snap · To what, where: tug
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 316 «Caring for pets, snake bites, bears and the zoo» 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 plays tug with his dog and never once lets go of the rope.
det nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl cc advmod advmod conj xcomp case det obl punct root A DET boy NOUN plays VERB tug NOUN with ADP his PRON dog NOUN and CCONJ never ADV once ADV lets VERB go VERB of ADP the DET rope NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 plays nsubj 3 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 tug tug NOUN Number=Sing 3 plays obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 dog case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 dog nmod:poss 7 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 plays obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 lets cc 9 never never ADV PronType=Neg 11 lets advmod 10 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 11 lets advmod 11 lets let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 plays conj 12 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 lets xcomp 13 of of ADP _ 15 rope case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 rope det 15 rope rope NOUN Number=Sing 12 go obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 plays punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 play present a boy tug with boy's dog vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent tug=Theme with dog=Co-Agent 2 not let present a boy not said here once property tree rules 3 go infinitive a boy not said here of the rope vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme of rope=Initial_Location
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: Later the dog starts to growl and snap.
advmod det nsubj mark xcomp cc conj punct root Later ADV the DET dog NOUN starts VERB to PART growl VERB and CCONJ snap VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Later late ADV Degree=Cmp 4 starts advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dog det 3 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 starts nsubj 4 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 growl mark 6 growl growl VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 starts xcomp 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 snap cc 8 snap snap VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 growl conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 starts punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 start present the dog late property vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 growl to-infinitive the dog not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 snap infinitive the dog not said here vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 3: What is the most likely reason?
cop det advmod amod nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET most ADV likely ADJ reason NOUN ? PUNCT 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 6 reason det 4 most most ADV Degree=Sup 5 likely advmod 5 likely likely ADJ Degree=Pos 6 reason amod 6 reason reason NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the likely reason tree rules
The options Option 1 The dog wants to play for even longer and is asking for more
det nsubj mark xcomp case advmod obl cc aux conj case obl root The DET dog NOUN wants VERB to PART play VERB for ADP even ADV longer ADV and CCONJ is AUX asking VERB for ADP more ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 wants nsubj 3 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 play mark 5 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wants xcomp 6 for for ADP _ 8 longer case 7 even even ADV _ 8 longer advmod 8 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 5 play obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 asking cc 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 asking aux 11 asking ask VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 wants conj 12 for for ADP _ 13 more case 13 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 asking obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present the dog vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 play not said to happen to-infinitive the dog not said here vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent for long=Eventuality 3 ask speech: ask present · progressive the dog not said here for more vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice The dog is happy and showing it
det nsubj cop cc conj obj root The DET dog NOUN is AUX happy ADJ and CCONJ showing VERB it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 happy nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 happy cop 4 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 showing cc 6 showing show VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 happy conj 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 showing obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the dog happy property tree rules 2 show gerund the dog not said here dog vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer The dog is frustrated because play always ends in losing
det nsubj cop mark nsubj advmod advcl mark advcl root The DET dog NOUN is AUX frustrated ADJ because SCONJ play NOUN always ADV ends VERB in SCONJ losing VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 frustrated nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 frustrated cop 4 frustrated frustrated ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 because because SCONJ _ 8 ends mark 6 play play NOUN Number=Sing 8 ends nsubj 7 always always ADV PronType=Tot 8 ends advmod 8 ends end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 frustrated advcl 9 in in SCONJ _ 10 losing mark 10 losing lose VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 ends advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the dog frustrated property tree rules 2 end present play always property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 3 lose gerund play not said here vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 The dog is ill and has caught a cold
det nsubj cop cc aux conj det obj root The DET dog NOUN is AUX ill ADJ and CCONJ has AUX caught VERB a DET cold NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 ill nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 ill cop 4 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 caught cc 6 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 caught aux 7 caught catch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 ill conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 cold det 9 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 7 caught obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the dog ill property tree rules 2 catch present · perfect the dog not said here a cold vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cold=Theme
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