Test 8 · ★ · Accidents told too late
Classmate: «That's not my ruler, that's got YOUR name on it». What is the fix?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: That, ruler, YOUR, fix · What happens: not be, get, name, be · To what, where: ruler, name
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 343 «Accidents told too late» 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: Classmate: «That's not my ruler, that's got YOUR name on it».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 ruler | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 ruler | punct |
| 4 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 ruler | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 ruler | cop |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 ruler | advmod |
| 7 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 ruler | nmod:poss |
| 8 | ruler | ruler | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Classmate | appos |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 got | punct |
| 10 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 12 got | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 got | aux |
| 12 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 8 ruler | acl:relcl |
| 13 | YOUR | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 name | nmod:poss |
| 14 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 got | obj |
| 15 | on | on | ADP | _ | 16 it | case |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 got | obl |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 got | punct |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Classmate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is a in a quote | present | That | my ruler | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | get in a quote | present · passive | my ruler | YOUR name | name | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent name=Theme on it=Source | |||
| 3 | name in a quote | YOUR | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=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: What is the fix?
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 | 4 fix | det |
| 4 | fix | fix | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the fix | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Say the names got swapped by magic in the night
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 names | det |
| 3 | names | name | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 swapped | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | got | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 swapped | aux:pass |
| 5 | swapped | swap | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Say | ccomp |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 magic | case |
| 7 | magic | magic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 swapped | obl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 night | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 night | det |
| 10 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 swapped | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | swap | past · passive | magic | the names | night | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
Option 2
Keep both rulers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 rulers | det |
| 3 | rulers | ruler | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Keep | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | imperative | you not said here | both rulers | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruler=Theme |
Option 3
Say he's mistaken
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 mistaken | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mistaken | cop |
| 4 | mistaken | mistaken | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Say | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | he | mistaken property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Tell him the truth and give him a new ruler
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Tell | iobj |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 truth | det |
| 4 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 give | cc |
| 6 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Tell | conj |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 give | iobj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 ruler | det |
| 9 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 ruler | amod |
| 10 | ruler | ruler | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 give | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | the truth | him = he | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient truth=Topic | |||
| 2 | give | infinitive | you not said here | a new ruler | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient ruler=Theme |
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