Test 2 · ★★★ · Snooping on phones, diaries and letters
mate hands u his phone to play Minecraft and a text pops up «don't tell him but—». What's right?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mate hands · What happens: play, pop up, not tell, be · To what, where: him · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 357 «Snooping on phones, diaries and letters» 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: mate hands u his phone to play Minecraft and a text pops up «don't tell him but—».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hands | compound |
| 2 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 pops | nsubj |
| 3 | u | u | ADP | _ | 5 phone | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 phone | nmod:poss |
| 5 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hands | nmod |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 play | mark |
| 7 | play | play | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 12 pops | parataxis |
| 8 | Minecraft | Minecraft | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 pops | nsubj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 text | cc |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 text | det |
| 11 | text | text | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 Minecraft | conj |
| 12 | pops | pop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | up | up | ADP | _ | 12 pops | compound:prt |
| 14 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 17 tell | punct |
| 15 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 17 tell | aux |
| 16 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 17 tell | advmod |
| 17 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 12 pops | parataxis |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 tell | iobj |
| 19 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 20 — | cc |
| 20 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 17 tell | punct |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 tell | punct |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 pops | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | play | to-infinitive | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | pop up | present | mate hands u his phone | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | not tell speech: assert in a quote | infinitive · do-support | him = he | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
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 right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Stay in the game, don't open it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 game | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 game | det |
| 4 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stay | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 open | punct |
| 6 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 8 open | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 open | advmod |
| 8 | open | open | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stay | conj |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 open | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | imperative | you not said here | the game | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in game=Location | ||||
| 2 | not open | infinitive · do-support | you not said here | game | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
Option 2
Open it, it's right there on the screen
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open | open | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Open | obj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 there | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 there | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 there | cop |
| 6 | right | right | ADV | _ | 7 there | advmod |
| 7 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 1 Open | parataxis |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 screen | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 screen | det |
| 10 | screen | screen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 there | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | open | imperative | you not said here | it | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | it | the screen | right, there property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Read it and tell him what it said later on
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Read | read | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Read | obj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 tell | cc |
| 4 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Read | conj |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 tell | iobj |
| 6 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 8 said | obj |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 said | nsubj |
| 8 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 tell | ccomp |
| 9 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 8 said | advmod |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 said | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | read | imperative | you not said here | it | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | him = he | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | past | it | late property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
Option 4
Screenshot it so you can read it later
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Screenshot | screenshot | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Screenshot | obj |
| 3 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 6 read | mark |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 read | nsubj |
| 5 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 read | aux |
| 6 | read | read | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Screenshot | advcl |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 read | obj |
| 8 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 6 read | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | screenshot | imperative | you not said here | it | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | read | can | you | it | late property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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