Test 8 · Little lies at home
Dad, annoyed: «I called you three times. Don't tell me you didn't hear.» What is the honest answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, you, honest answer · What happens: call, not tell, not hear, be · To what, where: you, me · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 of lesson 336 «Little lies 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: Dad, annoyed: «I called you three times.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 annoyed | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 annoyed | punct |
| 3 | annoyed | annoyed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 called | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 called | punct |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 called | nsubj |
| 7 | called | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 annoyed | conj |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 called | obj |
| 9 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 times | nummod |
| 10 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 called | obl:unmarked |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 annoyed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call in a quote | past | I | you | time | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
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: Don't tell me you didn't hear.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 tell | aux |
| 2 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 tell | advmod |
| 3 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 tell | iobj |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 hear | nsubj |
| 6 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 hear | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 hear | advmod |
| 8 | hear | hear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 tell | ccomp |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 tell | punct |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 tell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not tell speech: assert | imperative · do-support | you not said here | me | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | not hear | past · do-support | you | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
Sentence 3: What is the honest answer?
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 | 5 answer | det |
| 4 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 answer | amod |
| 5 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the honest answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
«I was asleep with my eyes open»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 asleep | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 asleep | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 asleep | cop |
| 4 | asleep | asleep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 eyes | case |
| 6 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 7 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 asleep | obl |
| 8 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 asleep | xcomp |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 asleep | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | past | I | with my eyes; asleep, open property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
«I heard, I didn't want to stop my game. Sorry»
Sentence 1: «I heard, I didn't want to stop my game.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 heard | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 heard | nsubj |
| 3 | heard | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 want | punct |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 want | nsubj |
| 6 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 want | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 want | advmod |
| 8 | want | want | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 heard | ccomp |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 stop | mark |
| 10 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 want | xcomp |
| 11 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 game | nmod:poss |
| 12 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 stop | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 heard | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear in a quote | past | I | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | not want in a quote | past · do-support | I | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | stop not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | I not said here | my game | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality game=Eventuality |
Sentence 2: Sorry»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 1 Sorry | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
«You must have called someone else»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 called | punct |
| 2 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 called | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 called | aux |
| 4 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 called | aux |
| 5 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 called | xcomp |
| 7 | else | else | ADV | _ | 6 someone | advmod |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 called | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call in a quote | must · perfect · passive | You | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
Option 4
«My ears were blocked, I've got a cold»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 blocked | punct |
| 2 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 ears | nmod:poss |
| 3 | ears | ear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 blocked | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 blocked | aux:pass |
| 5 | blocked | block | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 got | punct |
| 7 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 got | nsubj |
| 8 | 've | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 got | aux |
| 9 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 blocked | conj |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 cold | det |
| 11 | cold | cold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 got | obj |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | block in a quote | past · passive | My ears | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | get in a quote | present · perfect | I | a cold | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cold=Stimulus |
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