Test 8 · ★★ · Harmful pranks, April Fools' tricks, hidden adverts and to…
A stranger at the playground offers a girl sweets if she helps him look for his lost puppy. What should she do?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: stranger, him · What happens: offer, help, look, lose, do · To what, where: girl sweets, him
This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 334 «Harmful pranks, April Fools' tricks, hidden adverts and too-good-to-be-true offers» 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 stranger at the playground offers a girl sweets if she helps him look for his lost puppy.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 stranger | det |
| 2 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 offers | nsubj |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 playground | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 playground | det |
| 5 | playground | playground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stranger | nmod |
| 6 | offers | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 sweets | det |
| 8 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 sweets | compound |
| 9 | sweets | sweet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 offers | obj |
| 10 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 12 helps | mark |
| 11 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 helps | nsubj |
| 12 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 offers | advcl |
| 13 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 helps | obj |
| 14 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 helps | xcomp |
| 15 | for | for | ADP | _ | 18 puppy | case |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 puppy | nmod:poss |
| 17 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 18 puppy | amod |
| 18 | puppy | puppy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 look | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 offers | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | present | a stranger at the playground | a girl sweets | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme | ||||
| 2 | help a condition, not said to happen | present | stranger | him = he | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 3 | look | infinitive | him = he not said here | for his lost puppy | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for puppy=Theme | ||||
| 4 | lose | participle | vn succeed-74-3-1 «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: What should she do?
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 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | stranger | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Say no, go straight to a safe adult and tell
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | no | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 1 Say | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 go | punct |
| 4 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | ccomp |
| 5 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 9 adult | advmod |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 adult | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 adult | det |
| 8 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 adult | amod |
| 9 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 go | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 tell | cc |
| 11 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 go | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | go | infinitive | to a safe adult | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to adult=Initial_Location | |||||
| 3 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Help him look for a few minutes, then go back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Help | help | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Help | obj |
| 3 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Help | xcomp |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 minutes | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 minutes | det |
| 6 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 minutes | amod |
| 7 | minutes | minute | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 look | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 go | punct |
| 9 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 go | advmod |
| 10 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Help | conj |
| 11 | back | back | ADV | _ | 10 go | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | imperative | you not said here | him = he | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 2 | look | infinitive | him = he not said here | minute | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | go back | infinitive | you not said here | then | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Ask him to describe the puppy first
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Ask | obj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 describe | mark |
| 4 | describe | describe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ask | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 puppy | det |
| 6 | puppy | puppy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 describe | obj |
| 7 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 4 describe | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | him = he | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | describe not said to happen | to-infinitive | you not said here | the puppy | first property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent puppy=Theme |
Option 4
Take the sweets and stay where she is
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sweets | det |
| 3 | sweets | sweet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Take | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 stay | cc |
| 5 | stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Take | conj |
| 6 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 8 is | advmod |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 is | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 stay | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | imperative | you not said here | the sweets | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme | ||||
| 2 | stay | infinitive | you not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | be | present | she | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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