Test 7 · Homework, practice and the team counting on you
Dad: «Towel. On. The. Floor. Again.» What's the real problem with leaving it there?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: real problem · What happens: be, leave · To what, where: problem
This is test 7 of lesson 351 «Homework, practice and the team counting on you» 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: «Towel.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 Towel | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 Towel | punct |
| 4 | Towel | towel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Dad | conj |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Dad | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: On.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On | on | ADP | _ | root | root |
| 2 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 On | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: The.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | root | root |
| 2 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 The | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 4: Floor.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floor | floor | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Floor | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 5: Again.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Again | again | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 2 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Again | punct |
| 3 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 1 Again | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 6: What's the real problem with leaving it there?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 problem | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 problem | amod |
| 5 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | with | with | SCONJ | _ | 7 leaving | mark |
| 7 | leaving | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 problem | acl |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 leaving | obj |
| 9 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 leaving | advmod |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the real problem | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | leave | gerund | the real problem not said here | problem | there | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It stays damp, smells and makes more washing
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 | 2 stays | nsubj |
| 2 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | damp | damp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 stays | xcomp |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 smells | punct |
| 5 | smells | smell | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 stays | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 makes | cc |
| 7 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 stays | conj |
| 8 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 9 washing | amod |
| 9 | washing | washing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 makes | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | present | It | smells | damp property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | make | present | more washing | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset washing=Product |
Option 2
Towels get lonely on rails
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towels | towel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 get | nsubj |
| 2 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | lonely | lonely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 get | xcomp |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 rails | case |
| 5 | rails | rail | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 get | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | Towels | rails | lonely property | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on rail=Source |
Option 3
Dad just likes neat floors and shiny bathrooms
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 likes | nsubj |
| 2 | just | just | ADV | _ | 3 likes | advmod |
| 3 | likes | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | neat | neat | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 floors | amod |
| 5 | floors | floor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 likes | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 bathrooms | cc |
| 7 | shiny | shiny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 bathrooms | amod |
| 8 | bathrooms | bathroom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 floors | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | like | present | Dad | neat floors and shiny bathrooms | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot floor=Theme |
Option 4
There is no real problem
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 2 is | expl |
| 2 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 5 problem | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 problem | amod |
| 5 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 is | nsubj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | present | no real problem | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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