Test 9 · Teasing and laughing at others
Group leader: «Lily can't join, we said so». What is the wise thing for a group member?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Lily, we, wise thing · What happens: not join, say, be · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 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: Group leader: «Lily can't join, we said so».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 leader | compound |
| 2 | leader | leader | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 join | punct |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 join | punct |
| 5 | Lily | Lily | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 join | nsubj |
| 6 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 join | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 join | advmod |
| 8 | join | join | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 leader | parataxis |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 said | punct |
| 10 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 said | nsubj |
| 11 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 join | conj |
| 12 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 said | advmod |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 join | punct |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 leader | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not join in a quote | can | Lily | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | we | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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: What is the wise thing for a group member?
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 thing | det |
| 4 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 thing | amod |
| 5 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 member | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 member | det |
| 8 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 member | compound |
| 9 | member | member | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 thing | nmod |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the wise thing for a group member | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Say Lily can join, and ask her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | Lily | Lily | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 join | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 join | aux |
| 4 | join | join | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Say | ccomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 ask | punct |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 ask | cc |
| 7 | ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | conj |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 ask | iobj |
| # | 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 | join | can | Lily | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | ask speech: ask | infinitive | you not said here | Lily | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
Option 2
Leave the group in secret the next day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 group | det |
| 3 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Leave | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 secret | case |
| 5 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Leave | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 day | det |
| 7 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 day | amod |
| 8 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Leave | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | imperative | you not said here | the group | secret | day | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent group=Theme in secret=Location |
Option 3
Agree with the leader to keep the peace
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agree | agree | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 leader | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 leader | det |
| 4 | leader | leader | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Agree | obl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 keep | mark |
| 6 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Agree | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 peace | det |
| 8 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 keep | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | imperative | you not said here | with the leader | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with leader=Co-Agent | ||||
| 2 | keep | to-infinitive | you not said here | the peace | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Tell Lily it's the leader's fault
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | Lily | Lily | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obj |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 fault | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 fault | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 leader | det |
| 6 | leader | leader | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fault | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 leader | case |
| 8 | fault | fault | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | Lily | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lily=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | it | the leader's fault | tree rules |
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