Test 10 · ★ · Taking too much
«why should i let her choose first, i'm the one who wants the big bit». What makes letting her choose first fair?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: i, her, one · What happens: let, choose, be, want, make · To what, where: her, one, big bit
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 352 «Taking too much» 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: «why should i let her choose first, i'm the one who wants the big bit».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 let | punct |
| 2 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 let | advmod |
| 3 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 let | aux |
| 4 | i | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 let | nsubj |
| 5 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 let | obj |
| 7 | choose | choose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 let | xcomp |
| 8 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 choose | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 one | punct |
| 10 | i | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 one | nsubj |
| 11 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 one | cop |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 one | det |
| 13 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 let | obl |
| 14 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 wants | nsubj |
| 15 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 one | acl:relcl |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 bit | det |
| 17 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 bit | amod |
| 18 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 wants | obj |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 18 bit | punct |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let in a quote | should | i | her = she | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | choose in a quote | infinitive | her = she not said here | first property | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | i | the one | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | want in a quote | present | the one | the big bit | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bit=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 makes letting her choose first fair?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 makes | nsubj |
| 2 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | letting | let | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 makes | xcomp |
| 4 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 letting | obj |
| 5 | choose | choose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 letting | xcomp |
| 6 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 fair | advmod |
| 7 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 choose | xcomp |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 makes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | let | gerund | her = she | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | choose | infinitive | her = she not said here | fair property | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
It makes you look silly
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 makes | nsubj |
| 2 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 makes | obj |
| 4 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 makes | xcomp |
| 5 | silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 look | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | It | you | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | look | infinitive | you not said here | silly property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 2
It means you never get cake
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 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 get | nsubj |
| 4 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 get | advmod |
| 5 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | ccomp |
| 6 | cake | cake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 get | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | It | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not get | present | you | cake | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cake=Stimulus |
Option 3
It's only for babies
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 | 5 babies | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 babies | cop |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 babies | advmod |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 babies | case |
| 5 | babies | baby | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | for babies | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It puts right the times you grabbed first
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 puts | nsubj |
| 2 | puts | put | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 2 puts | advmod |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 times | det |
| 5 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 puts | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 grabbed | nsubj |
| 7 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 times | acl:relcl |
| 8 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 grabbed | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | present | It | time | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | |||
| 2 | grab | past | you | the times not said here | first property | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent time=Theme |
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