Test 8 · Teasing and laughing at others A boy laughs when his classmate trips in PE. «Lighten up, it was funny». What is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: boy, classmate, you · What happens: laugh, trip, lighten up, be · To what, where: PE
This is test 8 of lesson 346 «Teasing and laughing at others» 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: A boy laughs when his classmate trips in PE.
det nsubj mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl case obl punct root A DET boy NOUN laughs VERB when SCONJ his PRON classmate NOUN trips VERB in ADP PE PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 3 laughs nsubj 3 laughs laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when SCONJ _ 7 trips mark 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 classmate nmod:poss 6 classmate classmate NOUN Number=Sing 7 trips nsubj 7 trips trip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 laughs advcl 8 in in ADP _ 9 PE case 9 PE PE PROPN Number=Sing 7 trips obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 laughs punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 laugh present a boy vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 trip present boy's classmate PE vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pe=Trajectory
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: «Lighten up, it was funny».
punct compound:prt punct nsubj cop parataxis punct punct root « PUNCT Lighten VERB up ADP , PUNCT it PRON was AUX funny ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Lighten punct 2 Lighten lighten VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 Lighten compound:prt 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 funny punct 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 funny nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 funny cop 7 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Lighten parataxis 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 funny punct 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 Lighten punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lighten up in a quote imperative you not said here vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 is in a quote past classmate funny property tree rules
Sentence 3: What is true?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT 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 · ✓ the right answer Laughing at his fall hurts him, so it's no joke
csubj case nmod:poss obl obj punct advmod nsubj cop det obl root Laughing VERB at ADP his PRON fall NOUN hurts VERB him PRON , PUNCT so ADV it PRON 's AUX no DET joke NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Laughing laugh VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 hurts csubj 2 at at ADP _ 4 fall case 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 fall nmod:poss 4 fall fall NOUN Number=Sing 1 Laughing obl 5 hurts hurt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 hurts obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 joke punct 8 so so ADV _ 12 joke advmod 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 joke nsubj 10 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 joke cop 11 no no DET PronType=Neg 12 joke det 12 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 5 hurts obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 laugh gerund his fall vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 hurt present Laughing him = he vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Patient 3 is a present fall no joke tree rules
Option 2 It's always funny when people fall, everyone laughs
nsubj cop advmod mark nsubj advcl punct nsubj conj root It PRON 's AUX always ADV funny ADJ when SCONJ people NOUN fall VERB , PUNCT everyone PRON laughs VERB 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 4 funny nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 funny cop 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 funny advmod 4 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 when when SCONJ _ 7 fall mark 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 fall nsubj 7 fall fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 funny advcl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 laughs punct 9 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 10 laughs nsubj 10 laughs laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 funny conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present It always, funny property tree rules 2 fall present people vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 laugh present everyone vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 It's fine if he didn't cry
expl cop mark nsubj aux advmod advcl root It PRON 's AUX fine ADJ if SCONJ he PRON did AUX n't PART cry VERB 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 _ 8 cry mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 cry nsubj 6 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 cry aux 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 8 cry advmod 8 cry cry VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 fine advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present fine property tree rules 2 not cry speech: express a condition, not said to happen past · do-support he vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 He should have laughed too
nsubj:pass aux aux advmod root He PRON should AUX have AUX laughed VERB too ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 laughed nsubj:pass 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 laughed aux 3 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 laughed aux 4 laughed laugh VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 too too ADV _ 4 laughed advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 laugh should · perfect · passive He vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
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