Test 6 · ★ · Toy age labels, cords, pretend play, card games, motion ga…
A boy swings his arm in a tennis game on the console and the controller flies into the TV. What would have prevented it?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: boy, controller · What happens: swing, fly, prevent · To what, where: arm, tennis game, TV
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 327 «Toy age labels, cords, pretend play, card games, motion games, hammers and paintbrushes» 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 swings his arm in a tennis game on the console and the controller flies into the TV.
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 swings | nsubj |
| 3 | swings | swing | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 arm | nmod:poss |
| 5 | arm | arm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 swings | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 game | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 game | det |
| 8 | tennis | tennis | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 game | compound |
| 9 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 swings | obl |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 console | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 console | det |
| 12 | console | console | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 swings | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 flies | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 controller | det |
| 15 | controller | controller | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 flies | nsubj |
| 16 | flies | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 swings | conj |
| 17 | into | into | ADP | _ | 19 TV | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 TV | det |
| 19 | TV | TV | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 flies | obl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 swings | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swing | present | a boy | boy's arm | a tennis game | on the console | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Agent arm=Theme in game=Source on console=Trajectory | ||
| 2 | fly | present | the controller | into the TV result | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into tv=Result |
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 would have prevented it?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 prevented | obj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 prevented | aux |
| 3 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 prevented | aux |
| 4 | prevented | prevent | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 prevented | obj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 prevented | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prevent | would · perfect | arm | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Playing with the sound turned right up so you can hear the ball
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playing | play | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 turned | csubj |
| 2 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 sound | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 sound | det |
| 4 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Playing | obl |
| 5 | turned | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | right | right | ADV | _ | 7 up | advmod |
| 7 | up | up | ADV | _ | 5 turned | advmod |
| 8 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 11 hear | mark |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 hear | nsubj |
| 10 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 hear | aux |
| 11 | hear | hear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 turned | advcl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 ball | det |
| 13 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 hear | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | play | gerund | with the sound | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with sound=Theme | |||||
| 2 | turn | past | Playing | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | hear | can | you | the ball | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer ball=Stimulus |
Option 2
Standing nearer to the screen
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standing | stand | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | nearer | near | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 1 Standing | xcomp |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 screen | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 screen | det |
| 5 | screen | screen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Standing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | gerund | to the screen; near property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Wearing the wrist strap and clearing space
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wearing | wear | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 strap | det |
| 3 | wrist | wrist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 strap | compound |
| 4 | strap | strap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Wearing | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 clearing | cc |
| 6 | clearing | clear | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Wearing | conj |
| 7 | space | space | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 clearing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wear | gerund | the wrist strap | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent strap=Theme | |||||
| 2 | clear | gerund | space | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent space=Source |
Option 4
Using only one finger to hold it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Using | use | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | root | root |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 3 one | advmod |
| 3 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 finger | nummod |
| 4 | finger | finger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Using | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 hold | mark |
| 6 | hold | hold | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Using | advcl |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 hold | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | gerund | one finger | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient | |||||
| 2 | hold | to-infinitive | finger | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
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