Test 1 · ★ · Saying no honestly, harmful lies, cheating in games and te…
Your aunt asks if you want to come to a long concert, and you do not. Which reply is both honest and polite?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: aunt, you, reply · What happens: ask, want, come, not do, be · To what, where: long concert
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 333 «Saying no honestly, harmful lies, cheating in games and tests, jokes and teasing» 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: Your aunt asks if you want to come to a long concert, and you do not.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 aunt | nmod:poss |
| 2 | aunt | aunt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 asks | nsubj |
| 3 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 6 want | mark |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 want | nsubj |
| 6 | want | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 asks | ccomp |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 come | mark |
| 8 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 want | xcomp |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 concert | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 concert | det |
| 11 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 concert | amod |
| 12 | concert | concert | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 come | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 do | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 do | cc |
| 15 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 16 do | nsubj |
| 16 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 asks | parataxis |
| 17 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 do | advmod |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 asks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | Your aunt | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | want a condition, not said to happen | present | you | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | come not said to happen | to-infinitive | you not said here | a long concert | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to concert=Initial_Location | ||||
| 4 | not do | present | you | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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: Which reply is both honest and polite?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 reply | det |
| 2 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 honest | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 honest | cop |
| 4 | both | both | CCONJ | _ | 5 honest | cc:preconj |
| 5 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 polite | cc |
| 7 | polite | polite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 honest | conj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 honest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | which reply | honest property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | which reply not said here | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
«Thank you, but I don't think I'll come»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Thank | punct |
| 2 | Thank | thank | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 Thank | obj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 think | punct |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 9 think | cc |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 think | nsubj |
| 7 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 think | aux |
| 8 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 think | advmod |
| 9 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 Thank | parataxis |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 come | nsubj |
| 11 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 come | aux |
| 12 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 think | ccomp |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Thank | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | thank speech: thank in a quote | present | you | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme | |||||
| 2 | not think speech: other in a quote | present · do-support | I | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | come in a quote | future | I | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
«My teacher said I must stay home»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| 2 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 teacher | nmod:poss |
| 3 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 said | nsubj |
| 4 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 stay | nsubj |
| 6 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 stay | aux |
| 7 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 said | ccomp |
| 8 | home | home | ADV | _ | 7 stay | advmod |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 stay | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | My teacher | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | stay in a quote | must | My teacher = teacher | home property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
«I would love to», and then not going
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 love | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 love | nsubj |
| 3 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 love | aux |
| 4 | love | love | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 love | xcomp |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 love | punct |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 going | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 going | cc |
| 9 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 11 going | advmod |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 going | advmod |
| 11 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 love | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | love in a quote | would | I | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | not go | gerund | I not said here | then | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
«I have a terrible illness that day, sorry»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 have | nsubj |
| 3 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 illness | det |
| 5 | terrible | terrible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 illness | amod |
| 6 | illness | illness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 have | obj |
| 7 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 day | det |
| 8 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 have | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| 10 | sorry | sorry | INTJ | _ | 3 have | discourse |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have in a quote | present | I | a terrible illness | day | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illness=Patient |
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