Test 11 · ★★★ · Breaking things and hiding the pieces
Dad, about the scratched car: «Nobody saw anything? Really?» The scratch was from his son's bike. What is the brave choice?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Dad, scratch, brave choice · What happens: scratch, see, be · To what, where: anything, bike
This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 342 «Breaking things and hiding the pieces» 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, about the scratched car: «Nobody saw anything?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 saw | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 car | punct |
| 3 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 car | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 car | det |
| 5 | scratched | scratch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 car | amod |
| 6 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Dad | appos |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 saw | punct |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 saw | punct |
| 9 | Nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 10 saw | nsubj |
| 10 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 10 saw | obj |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 10 saw | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scratch | participle | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | see in a quote | past | Dad | anything | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anything=Stimulus |
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: Really?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Really | really | ADV | _ | 3 » | advmod |
| 2 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Really | punct |
| 3 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: The scratch was from his son's bike.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 scratch | det |
| 2 | scratch | scratch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bike | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 bike | cop |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 bike | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 son | nmod:poss |
| 6 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bike | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 son | case |
| 8 | bike | bike | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 bike | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the scratch | Dad's son's bike | tree rules |
Sentence 4: What is the brave choice?
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 choice | det |
| 4 | brave | brave | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 choice | amod |
| 5 | choice | choice | 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 brave choice | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
«Some kid on the street»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 kid | punct |
| 2 | Some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 3 kid | det |
| 3 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 street | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 street | det |
| 6 | street | street | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kid | nmod |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 kid | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
«It was me with my bike. Sorry, can I help polish it?»
Sentence 1: «It was me with my bike.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 me | punct |
| 2 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 me | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 me | cop |
| 4 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 bike | case |
| 6 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 bike | nmod:poss |
| 7 | bike | bike | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 me | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 me | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | past | It | me | with my bike | tree rules |
Sentence 2: Sorry, can I help polish it?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorry | sorry | INTJ | _ | 5 help | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Sorry | punct |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 help | aux |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 help | nsubj |
| 5 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | polish | polish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 help | xcomp |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 polish | obj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 help | punct |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 help | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | can | I | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | polish | infinitive | I not said here | bike | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |
Option 3
«Maybe a bird did it»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 did | punct |
| 2 | Maybe | maybe | ADV | _ | 5 did | advmod |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 bird | det |
| 4 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 did | nsubj |
| 5 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 did | obj |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do in a quote | past | a bird | it | maybe property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
Option 4
Say nothing and go out
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 1 Say | obj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 go | cc |
| 4 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | conj |
| 5 | out | out | ADV | _ | 4 go | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | nothing | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | ||||
| 2 | go out | infinitive | you not said here | out property | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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