Test 5 · Cheating in games and sports
Kid in the yard: «I faked sick on sports day last year and the year before, worked both times, so it's fine». What is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, Kid · What happens: fake, work, be
This is test 5 of lesson 341 «Cheating in games and sports» 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: Kid in the yard: «I faked sick on sports day last year and the year before, worked both times, so it's fine».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 worked | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 yard | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 yard | det |
| 4 | yard | yard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Kid | nmod |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 faked | punct |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 faked | punct |
| 7 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 faked | nsubj |
| 8 | faked | fake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Kid | conj |
| 9 | sick | sick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 faked | xcomp |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 day | case |
| 11 | sports | sport | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 day | compound |
| 12 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 faked | obl |
| 13 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 year | amod |
| 14 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 day | nmod:unmarked |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 year | cc |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 year | det |
| 17 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 day | conj |
| 18 | before | before | ADV | _ | 17 year | advmod |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Kid | punct |
| 20 | worked | work | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 21 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 22 times | det |
| 22 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 worked | obl:unmarked |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 fine | punct |
| 24 | so | so | ADV | _ | 27 fine | advmod |
| 25 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 27 fine | expl |
| 26 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 27 fine | cop |
| 27 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 worked | parataxis |
| 28 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 27 fine | punct |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 20 worked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fake in a quote | past | I | day | sick property | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||
| 2 | work in a quote | past | Kid in the yard | time | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | fine property | tree rules |
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 is true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It's fine since it worked two years running and nobody got hurt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 fine | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | cop |
| 3 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 6 worked | mark |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 worked | nsubj |
| 6 | worked | work | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | ccomp |
| 7 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 years | nummod |
| 8 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 running | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | running | run | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 worked | ccomp |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 hurt | cc |
| 11 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 13 hurt | nsubj:pass |
| 12 | got | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 hurt | aux:pass |
| 13 | hurt | hurt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 worked | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | work | past | it | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | run | gerund | year | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | hurt | past · passive | nobody | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
It still lets the team down and leaves him not trying
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 lets | nsubj |
| 2 | still | still | ADV | _ | 3 lets | advmod |
| 3 | lets | let | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 team | det |
| 5 | team | team | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lets | obj |
| 6 | down | down | ADP | _ | 3 lets | compound:prt |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 leaves | cc |
| 8 | leaves | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 lets | conj |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 leaves | obj |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 trying | advmod |
| 11 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 leaves | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let down | present | It | the team | still | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Theme | |||
| 2 | leave | present | him = he | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | |||||
| 3 | not try | gerund | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3
It's fine if you're slow
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 fine | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | cop |
| 3 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 slow | mark |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 slow | nsubj |
| 6 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 slow | cop |
| 7 | slow | slow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fine | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | you | slow property | tree rules |
Option 4
It only matters on big days
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 matters | nsubj |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 3 matters | advmod |
| 3 | matters | matter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 days | case |
| 5 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 days | amod |
| 6 | days | day | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 matters | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | matter | present | It | day | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
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