Test 4 · ★★ · Going where you're not allowed
Cousin: «it's only a 15, don't be a baby, we watched one last week and nothing happened». What's wise?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: it, we, nothing · What happens: be, not be, watch, happen · To what, where: 15, baby, Cousin
This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 349 «Going where you're not allowed» 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: Cousin: «it's only a 15, don't be a baby, we watched one last week and nothing happened».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 watched | obl:unmarked |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 15 | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 15 | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 15 | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 15 | cop |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 15 | advmod |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 15 | det |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 Cousin | appos |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 baby | punct |
| 10 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 14 baby | aux |
| 11 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 baby | advmod |
| 12 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 14 baby | cop |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 baby | det |
| 14 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Cousin | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Cousin | punct |
| 16 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 17 watched | nsubj |
| 17 | watched | watch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 18 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 20 week | nummod |
| 19 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 week | amod |
| 20 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 watched | obl:unmarked |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 happened | cc |
| 22 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 23 happened | nsubj |
| 23 | happened | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 watched | conj |
| 24 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 23 happened | punct |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 17 watched | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | it | a 15 | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not is a in a quote | infinitive · do-support | we not said here | a baby | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | watch in a quote | past | we | Cousin and a baby | week | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent | |||
| 4 | happen in a quote | past | nothing | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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's wise?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wise | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wise | cop |
| 3 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wise | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | wise property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Say no; the rating is there for a reason
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | no | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 1 Say | discourse |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 is | punct |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 rating | det |
| 5 | rating | rating | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 is | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | parataxis |
| 7 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 6 is | expl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 reason | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 reason | det |
| 10 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 is | 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 | |||||
| 2 | be | present | the rating | there | for a reason | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Watch it with eyes half shut at the scary bits
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watch | watch | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Watch | obj |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 eyes | case |
| 4 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Watch | obl |
| 5 | half | half | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Frac | 6 shut | advmod |
| 6 | shut | shut | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Watch | advcl |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 bits | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 bits | det |
| 9 | scary | scary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 bits | amod |
| 10 | bits | bit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 shut | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | watch | imperative | you not said here | it | with eyes | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 3
Watch only the start
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watch | watch | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 start | advmod |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 start | det |
| 4 | start | start | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Watch | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | watch | imperative | you not said here | the start | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent start=Theme |
Option 4
Watch it if nobody tells
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watch | watch | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Watch | obj |
| 3 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 tells | mark |
| 4 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 5 tells | nsubj |
| 5 | tells | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Watch | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | watch | imperative | you not said here | it | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert a condition, not said to happen | present | nobody | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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