Test 10 · ★ · Excuses and the lies that grow «u washed ur hands?» «yeah» (he didn't). Why is this lie worse than it sounds?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: u, he, lie · What happens: wash, not do, be, sound · To what, where: hands
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 337 «Excuses and the lies that grow» 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: «u washed ur hands?»
punct nsubj nmod:poss obj punct punct root « PUNCT u PRON washed VERB ur PRON hands NOUN ? PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 washed punct 2 u you PRON Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 washed nsubj 3 washed wash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 ur your PRON Abbr=Yes Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 hands nmod:poss 5 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 3 washed obj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 washed punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 3 washed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wash in a quote past u ur's hands vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
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: «yeah» (he didn't).
punct discourse punct punct nsubj advmod punct punct root « PUNCT yeah INTJ » PUNCT ( PUNCT he PRON did VERB n't PART ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 yeah punct 2 yeah yeah INTJ _ 6 did discourse 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 yeah punct 4 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 did punct 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 did nsubj 6 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 did advmod 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 did punct 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 did punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not do past he vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Why is this lie worse than it sounds?
advmod cop det obl:unmarked mark nsubj advcl punct root Why ADV is AUX this DET lie NOUN worse ADJ than SCONJ it PRON sounds VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Int 5 worse advmod 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 worse cop 3 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 lie det 4 lie lie NOUN Number=Sing 5 worse obl:unmarked 5 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 6 than than SCONJ _ 8 sounds mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 sounds nsubj 8 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 worse advcl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 worse punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present this lie obl:unmarked ; bad property tree rules 2 sound present lie vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Hands don't carry germs
nsubj aux advmod obj root Hands NOUN do AUX n't PART carry VERB germs NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 4 carry nsubj 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 carry aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 carry advmod 4 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 4 carry obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not carry present · do-support Hands germs vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Theme
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Germs can spread and make the family ill
nsubj aux cc conj det obj xcomp root Germs NOUN can AUX spread VERB and CCONJ make VERB the DET family NOUN ill ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 3 spread nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 spread aux 3 spread spread VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 make cc 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 spread conj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 family det 7 family family NOUN Number=Sing 5 make obj 8 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 5 make xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 spread can Germs vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 make infinitive Germs not said here the family ill property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset family=Product
Option 3 Only grown-ups catch tummy bugs
advmod amod punct nsubj compound obj root Only ADV grown VERB - PUNCT ups NOUN catch VERB tummy NOUN bugs NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 4 ups advmod 2 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 ups amod 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 grown punct 4 ups up NOUN Number=Plur 5 catch nsubj 5 catch catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 tummy tummy NOUN Number=Sing 7 bugs compound 7 bugs bug NOUN Number=Plur 5 catch obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 grow participle vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 catch present grown ups tummy bugs vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bug=Theme
Option 4 Soap is expensive
nsubj cop root Soap NOUN is AUX expensive ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Soap soap NOUN Number=Sing 3 expensive nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 expensive cop 3 expensive expensive ADJ Degree=Pos root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Soap expensive property tree rules
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