Test 4 · ★ · Excuses and the lies that grow Big sister: «just say ur 10, they never check». The boy is nine and small. What is wrong with that?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: they, boy · What happens: say, not check, be · To what, where: nine · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ 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: Big sister: «just say ur 10, they never check».
amod punct punct advmod parataxis nmod:poss ccomp punct nsubj advmod parataxis punct punct root Big ADJ sister NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT just ADV say VERB ur PRON 10 NUM , PUNCT they PRON never ADV check VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Big big ADJ Degree=Pos 2 sister amod 2 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 2 sister punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 6 say punct 5 just just ADV _ 6 say advmod 6 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 sister parataxis 7 ur your PRON Abbr=Yes Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 10 nmod:poss 8 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 say ccomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 check punct 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 check nsubj 11 never never ADV PronType=Neg 12 check advmod 12 check check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 say parataxis 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 check punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 sister punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert in a quote infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 not check in a quote present they vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: 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: The boy is nine and small.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET boy NOUN is AUX nine NUM and CCONJ small ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 4 nine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 nine cop 4 nine nine NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 small cc 6 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 4 nine conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 nine punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the boy nine tree rules 2 be the boy not said here tree rules
Sentence 3: What is wrong with that?
nsubj cop case obl punct root What PRON is AUX wrong ADJ with ADP that PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 wrong nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wrong cop 3 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 that case 5 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 wrong obl 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 wrong punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present with that; wrong property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Rides never have rules
nsubj advmod obj root Rides NOUN never ADV have VERB rules NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rides ride NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 2 never never ADV PronType=Neg 3 have advmod 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 3 have obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not have present Rides rules vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient
Option 2 Nothing, it's a harmless fib that hurts nobody
nsubj punct nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl obj root Nothing PRON , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX a DET harmless ADJ fib NOUN that PRON hurts VERB nobody PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 7 fib nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Nothing punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 fib nsubj 4 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fib cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fib det 6 harmless harmless ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fib amod 7 fib fib NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 hurts nsubj 9 hurts hurt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fib acl:relcl 10 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 9 hurts obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Nothing a harmless fib tree rules 2 hurt present a harmless fib nobody vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nobody=Patient
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer The rule is for safety, and they measure you anyway
det nsubj cop case punct cc nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod root The DET rule NOUN is AUX for ADP safety NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ they PRON measure VERB you PRON anyway ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rule det 2 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 5 safety nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 safety cop 4 for for ADP _ 5 safety case 5 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 measure punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 measure cc 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 measure nsubj 9 measure measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 safety acl:relcl 10 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 measure obj 11 anyway anyway ADV _ 9 measure advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the rule for safety tree rules 2 measure present they you anyway property vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme you=Value
Option 4 Nine-year-olds are always tall enough
nummod punct compound punct nsubj cop advmod advmod root Nine NUM - PUNCT year NOUN - PUNCT olds NOUN are AUX always ADV tall ADJ enough ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nine nine NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 year nummod 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Nine punct 3 year year NOUN Number=Sing 5 olds compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 year punct 5 olds old NOUN Number=Plur 8 tall nsubj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 tall cop 7 always always ADV PronType=Tot 8 tall advmod 8 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 enough enough ADV _ 8 tall advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present year olds always, enough, tall property tree rules
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