Test 1 · ★ · Electricity at home
A boy in Florida has just come out of the pool and wants to plug in the speaker. What should he do first?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy · What happens: come out, want, plug, do
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 32 «Electricity at home» 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 has just come out of the pool and wants to plug in the speaker.
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 | 7 come | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Florida | case |
| 4 | Florida | Florida | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 boy | nmod |
| 5 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 come | aux |
| 6 | just | just | ADV | _ | 7 come | advmod |
| 7 | come | come | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 8 | out | out | ADV | _ | 7 come | advmod |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 pool | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 pool | det |
| 11 | pool | pool | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 come | obl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 wants | cc |
| 13 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 come | conj |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 plug | mark |
| 15 | plug | plug | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 wants | xcomp |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 speaker | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 speaker | det |
| 18 | speaker | speaker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 plug | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 come | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come out | present · perfect | a boy in Florida | of the pool; out property | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 2 | want | present | a boy in Florida not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | plug not said to happen | to-infinitive | a boy in Florida not said here | in the speaker | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
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 he do first?
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 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 4 do | advmod |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | boy | first property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Plug it in while still standing in the pool
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plug | plug | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Plug | obj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 1 Plug | compound:prt |
| 4 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 6 standing | mark |
| 5 | still | still | ADV | _ | 6 standing | advmod |
| 6 | standing | stand | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Plug | advcl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 pool | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 pool | det |
| 9 | pool | pool | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 standing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plug in | imperative | you not said here | it | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Destination | ||||
| 2 | stand | gerund | you not said here | the pool | still | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in pool=Location |
Option 2
Use his elbow so his hands stay wet
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Use | use | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 elbow | nmod:poss |
| 3 | elbow | elbow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Use | obj |
| 4 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 7 stay | mark |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 hands | nmod:poss |
| 6 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 stay | nsubj |
| 7 | stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Use | advcl |
| 8 | wet | wet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 stay | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | imperative | you not said here | his elbow | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent elbow=Patient | ||||
| 2 | stay | present | his hands | wet property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Dry his hands and stand away from the wet floor
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dry | dry | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 hands | nmod:poss |
| 3 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Dry | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 stand | cc |
| 5 | stand | stand | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Dry | conj |
| 6 | away | away | ADV | _ | 5 stand | advmod |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 floor | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 floor | det |
| 9 | wet | wet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 floor | amod |
| 10 | floor | floor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 stand | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dry | imperative | you not said here | his hands | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient hand=Result | ||||
| 2 | stand away | infinitive | you not said here | the wet floor | away property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Hold the plug with wet fingers but do it very quickly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hold | hold | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 plug | det |
| 3 | plug | plug | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Hold | obj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 fingers | case |
| 5 | wet | wet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 fingers | amod |
| 6 | fingers | finger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Hold | obl |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 8 do | cc |
| 8 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Hold | conj |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 do | obj |
| 10 | very | very | ADV | _ | 11 quickly | advmod |
| 11 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 8 do | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | imperative | you not said here | the plug | with wet fingers | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plug=Theme | |||
| 2 | do | infinitive | you not said here | plug | quickly property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
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